New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in April 2025, unchanged from March and up from 4.0 percent in the previous year. The national unemployment rate in April was 4.2 percent, unchanged from March and up from 3.9 percent in April 2024. Total nonagricultural payroll employment grew by 10,800 jobs, or 1.2 percent, between April 2024 and April 2025.
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) has awarded $750,000 in contracts to seven leading organizations to establish and deliver Pre-apprenticeship Opportunity Programs (POPs) in clean energy and infrastructure development, providing hands-on training, related instruction, mentorship, and clear pathways to Registered Apprenticeship Programs or direct employment in high-demand industries.
Twelve Valley High School welding graduates will secure their futures in New Mexico’s skilled trades workforce at the inaugural Engineering the Future Stole Ceremony and Signing Day on May 5, joined by state workforce development officials celebrating this direct pathway from classroom to career.
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) is celebrating National Apprenticeship Day today, April 30, 2025, with the addition of 14 new program sponsors offering Registered Apprenticeship Programs – the most New Mexico has ever added in a single year.