Friday, November 17, 2023 / Categories: Department News Unemployment Insurance Operations Center closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving Unemployment Insurance Tax & Claims System Available Online All New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions’ (NMDWS) offices, including the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Operations Center, will be closed on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. 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 Monday, November 27, at 8:00am. The hours of the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center are 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.NMDWS would like to remind all eligible UI claimants that Thursday, November 24 is a federal holiday. Some banking institutions and the U.S. Postal Service will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving. This may result in a delay of banking transactions for UI debit card and direct deposit benefit payment recipients. For the latest announcements and updates, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/NMDWS , Instagram (https://www.Instagram.com/NMDWS), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NewMexicoDWS), and our official YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/NMDWS). ### The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) oversees the New Mexico public workforce system. The department is committed to supporting the business community through special recruitment, analyzing hard to fill jobs, layoffs, job fairs, and skills assessments for hiring; and assisting New Mexicans seeking employment opportunities with job search, job referrals and placement, and customized skill development such as interviewing skills and resume writing. The department administers programs to include business services; workforce training; Unemployment Insurance; labor law enforcement; veterans’ services; and labor market information.The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions is 85% Federally funded with ($106,960,200), and 15% ($18,543,600) financed by non-federal sources in state fiscal year 2024. Previous Article New Mexico's Unemployment Rate was 3.8% in October 2023 Next Article Training and apprenticeship programs available to displaced workers paid out of the Energy Transition Act Displaced Worker Assistance Fund