Monthly News Release

All New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions’ offices, including the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center, will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. The department urges claimants to plan accordingly.  

New Mexicans have a new tool at their fingertips to connect to jobs and career education with Ready NM, a comprehensive website and helpline designed to increase access to gainful employment opportunities in the state.   

The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions will be receiving more than $600 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding from the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration to replenish the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund as well as pay back a federal loan issued by the U.S. Department of Labor to support the overwhelming surge of UI claimants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) announced the movement of additional components of the New Mexico Works (NMW) program to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participants under the administration of the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS) staring July 2021.