If the state moves quickly, hope remains for the New Mexico economy that’s turned into a Dumpster fire during the COVID-19 pandemic, a state chamber of commercial official said.

“There is a lot of estimates that 20-30% at least of retail sector jobs are just never going to come back – and that’s service industry/retail,” Rob Black, CEO and president of the New Mexico Chamber of Commerce, told The Center Square.

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