New Mexico's Unemployment Rate was 4.0% in January 2024

New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.0 percent in January 2024, unchanged from the revised December rate and up from 3.6 percent in the previous year. The national unemployment rate in January was 3.7 percent, unchanged from the revised rate in December and up from 3.4 percent in January 2023. Total nonagricultural payroll employment grew by 15,500 jobs, or 1.8 percent, between January 2023 and January 2024.

How do I file a complaint?

There are two ways:

  • Online at https://www.dws.state.nm.us/NMPaidSickLeave. About a third of the way down on the left side are links to the online Healthy Workplaces Act Complaint Form in English and Spanish. About a third of the way down on the right side are links to download a form, which you can fill out, physically sign, and then mail, email, fax, or drop-off to our offices in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. You can also drop off the form at any Workforce Connections office around the state.

  • In-person at any Labor Relation Division office or New Mexico Workforce Connection Center for help in obtaining and/or filling out a paper form, which you can then sign and leave with staff, or take the form home and later mail, email, fax, or drop it off at these locations.

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