On Friday, Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham erroneously claimed her far-left “policies” were leading to job growth in the state — with a heavy spin.
She claimed that because of her, the state is now seeing the highest number of jobs in its history.”
She wrote, in a press release, “The robust job growth in New Mexico is proof positive that we are enacting all the right policies to grow our economy,” adding, “We are paying people a livable wage, providing child care for working parents, and making it easier for employers to find prepared candidates by putting more people through college and technical training.”
Ironically, the press release admits that the state’s multi-billion-dollar taxpayer-funded “free” daycare is, indeed, “child care” — not the “Pre-K” that she previously claimed.
The higher minimum wage has resulted in a higher cost of living in New Mexico, especially in more urban areas where rents and mortgages have ballooned to levels working-class citizens cannot afford. Her taxpayer-funded “free” college programs is costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
In the statement, she pointed to the fact that there were 869,400 jobs in New Mexico, which she says is the highest in history.
However, according to historical data, jobs had increased in New Mexico for decades, including a high of 863,400 during the Donald Trump administration in January 2020, right before the COVID-19 pandemic, when Lujan Grisham locked down the state and plunged the number of available jobs to 758,100 in May of 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
During this extreme plunge during the Lujan Grisham lockdown, the unemployment rate ballooned to a massive ten percent, with it leading the nation during many months of her shutdown. She forced 40 percent of all small businesses in the state to close their doors due to her pandemic-era edicts, according to her own New Mexico Department of Tourism.
Also, during the Trump administration, the labor force participation rate was a healthy 58.1 in 2019 and 2020 (right at the start of Lujan Grisham’s tenure in January 2019), while now (with supposedly 869,400 jobs available), it sits at only 56.9.
At 3.5 percent, New Mexico’s unemployment rate sits as the 34th-lowest out of all 50 states.
Weak-on-crime policies by Lujan Grisham and her leftist allies in the Legislature have forced businesses to close due to shoplifting and unsafe environments for both patrons and employees.
“The economic policies of Gov. Lujan Grisham and this administration are working,” claimed Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes.
“Gov. Lujan Grisham’s administration is not only growing our economy at a historic pace, but making the investments in higher education and career training we need to ensure that New Mexicans are ready to enter these high-skill, family-sustaining jobs,” chimed in Higher Education Department Secretary Stephanie M. Rodriguez.
Despite New Mexico’s employment failures under her administration, Lujan Grisham’s appointed cabinet secretaries are singing her praises, claiming she alone is responsible for any uptick in economic vitality in the state beleaguered by her failed far-left policies.
nmg* mlg is responsible for a boom in the weygu beef industry as well as the high priced wine delivery business, but other than that I’m stumped for any improvements
nmg* = ?
not my governess
The only thing keeping this state from totally falling to dead last in un employment is the OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY, which she and she alone is trying to destroy.She is the worst governor in the history of this state.
Andy, you’ve got it right.
All the naysayers are speaking, including the author of this hit piece. Seems like the white power elite doesn’t like our great governor taking care of all people.
Please keep race out of it. Facts are not racist. Oil and gas plus lock down discussion is fully up for discussion.
Tell that to the Navajo Nation who just lost most of their income. Where are on the white scale are we to be robbed like this.
The white power elite are the ones funding her controlled destruction of our beautiful state. Khazarian communist George Soros funds MTG along with other progressive radicals in our state and across the country. MTG has sold out her country for money and power. When are ignorant voters like you going to connect the dots and see the bigger picture of the policies designed to intentionally implode our state from within? She is a communist traitor and guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. She will not escape what the angry, awakened people of NM have in store for her. That is after military tribunals seals her fate.
Pinonpost is not a news agency, you are obviously a propaganda machine for the right wing. Please unsubscribe us from your mailing list.
You just can’t handle the truth! You are the problem with NM, voting for incompetent people to run this state. Furthermore, you honestly gonna sit there and say you enjoyed getting jabbed, locked down, and kept from seeing your families? It was all unnecessary due to bad science. The truth has come out, but I bet you’re still wearing your face diaper, aren’t you?
Why do you even come on here a pro-conservative platform. I’m sure they just didn’t start sending you emails. It’s better not having people like you on this forum. You’re a troll like all the others who come to this site and stir the pot and support their left socialist views. Seems like there is credible facts in the article and every other article. Even if it’s not a news agency. If you only get your news from a credited news agency why are you here dissing. There is usually an unsubscribe and the bottom of email. Typical dumbocrat wants everything done for them.
It is obvious that this reporter is a right wing nut job. That’s all we really need to know about this article. Just another low life conservative. They should all be deported and we could replace this kind of reporting with a untrained monkey
Facts are not nutty or right wing. Do some research. Oil and gas fact is true.
CNN, MSNBC and the New York times have monopolized all employment of untrained monkeys. Suggest you frequent their sites for the kind of skew you are looking for.
All anyone needs to know is as long as the Democratics are in charge NM RANKS IN THE TOP OF ALL NEGATIVE STATS AND BOTTOM OF ALL POSITIVE STATS. BEEN THAT WAY FOR OVER 70 YEARS. THIS GOVERNOR SEEMS TO SET NEW STANDARDS. LETS NOT EVER FORGET HOW SHE LITERALLY HANDLED HER GAY MALE EMPLOYEE.