New Mexico's Unemployment Rate Was 4.9% in May 2026 New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.9 percent in May, unchanged from the rate in April and up from 4.0 percent in the previous year. The national unemployment rate in May was 4.3 percent, unchanged from the rate in April and from the rate in May 2025.
Unemployment Insurance Operations Center closed Friday in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day Unemployment Insurance Tax & Claims System available online All New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions’ offices, including the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center, will be closed on Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day.
State and federal partnership invests in New Mexico’s conservation workforce Eighteen New Mexico college students began an innovative paid Pre-apprenticeship Opportunity Program in Rangeland Science and Natural Resource Management, a collaborative initiative designed to prepare the next generation of natural resource and public lands professionals.
Unemployment Insurance Operations Center closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day Unemployment Insurance Tax & Claims System Available Online 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.