by NewMexico.gov | May 22, 2020 | Jobs & the Economy
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health and the State Personnel Office began accepting applications Friday to fill 200 to 250 contact-tracing positions around the state as the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic moves into the next phase. The positions range...
by NewMexico.gov | May 21, 2020 | Jobs & the Economy
Unemployment Insurance Tax & Claims System Available Online (Albuquerque, NM) – All New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions’ offices, including the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center, will be closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. The...
by NewMexico.gov | May 8, 2020 | Jobs & the Economy
SANTA FE—Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Economic Recovery Council this week began reviewing new COVID-safe practices specific to a variety of industries in anticipation of a possible first-phase reopening of the state’s economy later this month. One of the Council’s...
by NewMexico.gov | May 8, 2020 | Jobs & the Economy
All CARES Act benefits are 100% federally funded (Albuquerque, NM) – The CARES Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. By April 25, New Mexico was one of only seven states that were issuing payments on all three federally funded programs under the Act,...
by NewMexico.gov | May 8, 2020 | Jobs & the Economy
All CARES Act benefits are 100% federally funded (Albuquerque, NM) – The U.S. Department of Labor has approved a National Dislocated Worker Grant in the amount of $3 million to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS). The funding will provide...
by NewMexico.gov | May 6, 2020 | Early Childhood, Jobs & the Economy, Other Affected Services
New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) announced that it will make nearly $12 million in grants to assist licensed child care providers who have been impacted by the health emergency. ECECD is partnering with EDD to administer these...
