Department of Workforce Solutions

New Mexico in January had the largest unemployment rate increase in the nation according to the U.S. Labor Department, reports the Santa Fe New Mexican. Unemployment in New Mexico rose to 8.5 percent, a 22-year high, up from 8.2 percent in December, the paper reports. That three-point jump was the biggest of any state’s, the U.S. Labor [...]

The economy in New Mexico fell apart in a way not seen since the 1940s according to a story in the New Mexico Business Weekly. Overall, the state lost 43,000 jobs in 2009; the mining, manufacturing and construction sectors were among the hardest hit.

The state’s unemployment rate rose to 7.5 percent in August, meaning New Mexicans were unemployed that month than in any other month this year, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports today. The figures were released Thursday from the state’s Department of Workforce Solutions.

Former New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron isn’t currently being placed on administrative leave from her position with the state Department of Workforce Solutions despite the fact that she was indicted on 50 felony counts related to public corruption on Wednesday.
Deputy Secretary Ken Ortiz stated in a news release that while “the allegations contained [...]

Thousands of people failed to receive unemployment insurance checks today, according to a press release from the state Department of Workforce Solutions.
The problem was blamed on technical difficulties.

Former Secretary of State and 1st Congressional District candidate Rebecca Vigil-Giron has landed a state job in Gov. Bill Richardson’s administration. UNM has hired the son of President David Schmidly to a newly created position that pays $94,000. And U.S. Senate hopefuls Steve Pearce and Tom Udall tangled Wednesday in their first debate, with Pearce [...]