New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions reports unofficial numbers for current Unemployment Insurance initial claims
Unemployment Insurance initial claims for April 3 through April 9
For Immediate Release
April 10, 2020
Contact: Stacy Johnston
Acting Public Information Officer
505.250.3926
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions reports unofficial numbers for current Unemployment Insurance initial claims
Unemployment Insurance initial claims for April 3 through April 9
(Albuquerque, NM) – The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) released unofficial numbers for new Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims filed for Friday, April 3 to Thursday, April 9, 2020.
- 20,085 - Total number of new claims processed for the week. Not all claimants will qualify for UI benefits.
- 62,136 - Number of weekly certifications for the same timeframe mentioned above. These include people receiving benefits and others who are in the system and awaiting determination.
- $442 million – Current trust fund balance.
Individuals are required to certify every week after they apply for benefits, including the weeks before they receive their first benefit payment. The department encourages those who are able to complete their weekly certification online at www.jobs.state.nm.us or they may call 1-877-664-6984, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
A video on how to file weekly certifications has been published on the NMDWS official YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/NMDWS.
Per U.S. Department of Labor regulations, official weekly initial claims numbers are released on Thursday mornings in the Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report found here https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases. A breakdown of New Mexico’s initial claims by county are as follows:
|
Initial Claims by County
|
| |
Week Ending Date
|
| |
3/7/2020
|
3/14/2020
|
3/21/2020
|
3/28/2020
|
4/4/2020
|
|
Bernalillo
|
200
|
313
|
8,740
|
11,539
|
9,990
|
|
Catron
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
12
|
|
Chaves
|
22
|
28
|
273
|
683
|
734
|
|
Cibola
|
*
|
*
|
73
|
152
|
154
|
|
Colfax
|
*
|
*
|
70
|
114
|
100
|
|
Curry
|
9
|
5
|
141
|
358
|
372
|
|
De Baca
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
|
Dona Ana
|
74
|
80
|
1,569
|
2,709
|
2,322
|
|
Eddy
|
18
|
32
|
172
|
482
|
582
|
|
Grant
|
*
|
*
|
77
|
210
|
208
|
|
Guadalupe
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
18
|
25
|
|
Harding
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
|
Hidalgo
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
17
|
12
|
|
Lea
|
27
|
36
|
270
|
547
|
777
|
|
Lincoln
|
*
|
*
|
95
|
287
|
452
|
|
Los Alamos
|
*
|
*
|
45
|
81
|
83
|
|
Luna
|
15
|
11
|
74
|
173
|
258
|
|
McKinley
|
19
|
15
|
238
|
499
|
555
|
|
Mora
|
*
|
*
|
11
|
27
|
23
|
|
Otero
|
*
|
14
|
221
|
474
|
869
|
|
Quay
|
*
|
*
|
17
|
27
|
37
|
|
Rio Arriba
|
13
|
11
|
206
|
424
|
450
|
|
Roosevelt
|
27
|
*
|
70
|
128
|
111
|
|
San Juan
|
60
|
67
|
864
|
1,681
|
1,564
|
|
San Miguel
|
*
|
13
|
190
|
252
|
221
|
|
Sandoval
|
44
|
55
|
1,445
|
2,070
|
1,871
|
|
Santa Fe
|
39
|
53
|
1,864
|
2,692
|
2,372
|
|
Sierra
|
*
|
*
|
52
|
100
|
99
|
|
Socorro
|
*
|
*
|
44
|
125
|
127
|
|
Taos
|
*
|
11
|
607
|
771
|
591
|
|
Torrance
|
*
|
*
|
47
|
124
|
125
|
|
Union
|
*
|
*
|
13
|
21
|
10
|
|
Unknown
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Valencia
|
23
|
26
|
428
|
797
|
703
|
|
Total
|
659
|
834
|
18,113
|
27,854
|
26,142
|
Includes intrastate initial claims for Unemployment Insurance, Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees, and Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service Members.
* Data cannot be released
Since the week ending March 7, 2020:
- Bernalillo has had the largest jump in initial claims increasing by 9,790, or 4,895 percent.
- San Miguel County had the fastest growth in initial claims increasing 22,000 percent
- Over one in four claimants worked in the accommodation and food service industry. Other industries that had a large increase in the number of claimants were healthcare and social assistance and retail trade.
- Claimants working in food preparation and serving related occupations had the largest growth increasing by 2,729 percent, or 8,570 claimants.
For the week ending April 4, 2020, more than half of the claimants were female. For more claimant demographics click here.
Data disclaimer
"New claims” include individuals who filed first-time claims as well as additional claims filed by individuals as a result of a new unemployment event. New claims include claims that are still being reviewed for eligibility. Counts for new claims are not indicative of the number of claims that will result in monetary compensation. Counts are estimated due to the unprecedented volume of claims.
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