One of the state's bipartisan efforts to spur job growth is gearing up for a busy fall.

The New Mexico Legislative Jobs Council is a mixed group of legislative leaders, key Cabinet members from the governor's office and private sector leaders.

Over the last year the council identified several key areas where private and public partnerships could help address the state's continued job woes. That includes things like extending high-speed internet access, which the council says could put as many as 81,000 future jobs at risk, and boosting funding forcoordinated efforts to attract or grow companies that bring in money from outside of the state.

The state would have to create 140,000 jobs over the next decade to get New Mexico back to prerecession employment levels, according to research conducted by the group, led by Mark Lautman, founder of Lautman Economic Architecture and consultant to the council.

One key part of reaching that 140,000 number is getting uniform reporting from counties and regions, and the council expects to have that information completed by Sept. 19.

Among the questions each county or region had to assess: How many economic base jobs need to be created every year? How many can they produce from each targeted sector? What conditions have changed since 2014?

The council also plans a meeting in Albuquerque on Sept. 12 to get feedback from business owners and community leaders on what's stopping job creation in each of several "major job theaters" including startups, solo workers, visitors and tourism, film/digital media, federal government and agriculture. Click here to read the full article.