Billions in stimulus money saved thousands of jobs

we’re seeing mixed news about new mexico’s job situation. numbers out today show unemployment is on the rise… at the same time, we’re getting a report praising the federal stimulus plan for keeping thousands of new mexicans working. the department of workforce solutions say the jobless rate hit eight and a half percent in november. that’s up a tenth of a point from october. officials say the state has lost 44-hundred jobs over the past year in sectors like professional and business services, retail, and construction. meanwhile, there’s also a report out today that claims without billions in stimulus dollars- the economic recession in new mexico could have been catastrophic. but with the good news, comes a warning. gadi schwartz is live in santa fe with our big story. unemployment in new mexico is up to 8.5 percent- meaning thousands are still out of work this holiday season. but a new report done by unm – shows without billions in stimulus money- things could have been a lot worse. the report shows that the stimulus money supported about 24000 jobs last year and could support 23000 thousand jobs through next july. economic models calculate the bailout money has translated into about 2 billion dollars in salaries and benefits alone for jobs in things like construction – clean energy and education. but now that the stimulus is dryingp -former governor toney anaya, who manages new mexico’s stimulus funds – has words of warning for areas that have been saved from cuts- like …

Disclaimer: This video is published for research purpose only and will be removed shortly. Making computer games is a dream job for many children but now it can easily become a reality. Queensland is the new capital of computer game manufacturing – one of a number of booming professions taking hold in Brisbane. In their office at Spring Hill staff at THQ Studio are busy making their latest game for Nickelodeon. Just by sheer weight of numbers Brisbane is the epicentre of development in Australia. Each game takes more than 12 months to produce. They’ve done SpongeBob. We have a lot of people here who are so happy every day – “Oh, God, I work in games – how cool is that?” And there are plenty of jobs if you’re passionate and creative. They’ve tripled their workforce here in three years. Get a degree, study – there’s so many different elements you need to draw on. you need that basic grounding. Who would have thought this would ever be classed as work? Salaries start at around 000 a year. I think that’s the tricky part – letting the parents know there is actually a long term career in making games. You just wouldn’t have been taken seriously a few years ago. The computer game industry now is actually bigger than the Hollywood box office. Computer games and aviation are the two new boom industries in Brisbane but because of the skills shortage there are plenty of other professions where bosses are screaming out for good staff. With South East Queensland motoring ahead …