New Mexico's unemployment rate in September was up slightly but remained in the same ballpark as the national rate.

According to the state Department of Workforce Solutions' most recent employment news release, the unemployment rate for New Mexicans in September was 4.2 percent, up from August's rate of 4.1 percent, which was also the national unemployment rate in September. Last September, New Mexico's unemployment rate was 3.9 percent.

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