NEWS RELEASE: Unemployment Insurance Operations Center closed Friday afternoon and Monday

Tuesday, October 07, 2025

NEWS RELEASE: Unemployment Insurance Operations Center closed Friday afternoon and Monday

All New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions’ offices, including the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center, will be closing at noon, 12:00 p.m., on Friday, October 10 for seasonal observance and closed on Monday, October 13, in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day.

The Unemployment Insurance Tax & Claims System (www.jobs.state.nm.us) is available online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Customer Service Agents in the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center will be available when business hours resume on Tuesday, October 14, at 8:00am. The business hours of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Operations Center are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions would like to remind all eligible Unemployment Insurance claimants that Monday, October 13, 2025, is a federal holiday. Most banking institutions and the U.S. Postal Service will be closed in observance of Labor Day. This may result in a delay of banking transactions for Unemployment Insurance benefits.

Additional information about the Unemployment Insurance program and employment services is available on our website at https://www.dws.state.nm.us. For the latest announcements and updates, follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/NMDWS), Instagram (Instagram.com/NMDWS), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NewMexicoDWS), and our official YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/NMDWS).