The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) received $5.95 million in a competitive State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula, Round 2 (SAEF2) competitive grant from U.S. Department of Labor to establish the Energizing, Building and Connecting Through Apprenticeship Program. The program will expand and modernize Registered Apprenticeships across New Mexico while creating and strengthening career pathways to skilled jobs with competitive wages in areas that will support clean energy and infrastructure development.
New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in June 2024, up from 3.8 percent in May and up from 3.6 percent in the previous year. Total nonagricultural payroll employment grew by 18,300 jobs, or 2.1 percent, between June 2023 and June 2024.
The New Mexico Labor and Industrial Commission will hold a meeting and appeals hearing on August 7, 2024, at 10:00 am.
The Human Rights Commission will hold a CASE HEARING on August 14, 2024, at 9:00am on a Zoom virtual platform.
The Department will conduct a public hearing to receive public comments regarding proposed amendments to NMAC 11.2.31 (Apprenticeship Assistance) in the Leo Griego Auditorium located in the State Personnel Office (Willie Ortiz Building) at 2600 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505 on September 4, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its Major Disaster Declaration to include Rio Arriba and San Juan counties.
Industry Credential Pipeline Program to help support NMDOT
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) and the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) are collaborating to support NMDOT’s Industry Credential Pipeline Program by connecting job seekers to career opportunities within the transportation industry.
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions would like you to weigh in on employment successes and issues in Eastern New Mexico.