Department of Workforce Solutions

New Mexico’s unemployment rate fell the most of any state and Washington D.C. over the last year, according to a new federal report. While that’s good news, it doesn’t mean New Mexico is leading the nation in jobs.

About 100,000 New Mexicans are receiving unemployment benefits right now. Many of those people lost their jobs due to the pandemic, and some of those jobs…

About 100,000 New Mexicans are on the state’s rolls for unemployment insurance right now. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of them qualify for…

We get into what money really is. We take a dive into a bill that looks to create a public bank. We talk with a member of a financial innovation group…

Now that the state is slowly relaxing the shutdown orders, some are considering getting back to business. In episode 67 we talk with small business owners…

Episode 50 is all about athletes and sports, and the pandemic's impacts on the players, the communities, the economy—and our spirits. What are games like…

Episode 47 is all about this relief money folks have been promised. Where's that unemployment? That stimulus money? That small business relief? That food…

The U.S. Senate passed a relief package Wednesday that includes a boost for unemployment. If the House also approves the measure and President Trump signs…

In episode 27, we hear from tipped service-industry workers about what they're facing as restaurants and bars around the state close their doors—unless…

For years, the state department that is supposed to enforce wage laws was turning away some people who were trying to get their employers to pay them for…