﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:48:29 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions - Department News</title><link>http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/rss/category/1468/department-news</link><atom:link href="http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/rss/category/1468/department-news" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacy Johnston]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[New Mexico's Unemployment Rate Was 4.9% in April 2026]]></title><link>http://www.dws.nm.gov/Portals/0/DM/LMI/Monthly_Employment_Release-4-2026.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:33:04 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.dws.nm.gov/Portals/0/DM/LMI/Monthly_Employment_Release-4-2026.pdf</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb305d53-4155-4eab-acab-f164f7ff46a5-3193]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacy Johnston]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Unemployment Insurance Operations Center closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day]]></title><link>http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/unemployment-insurance-operations-center-closed-monday-in-observance-of-memorial-day-134</link><description><![CDATA[ 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 ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 22:14:30 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/unemployment-insurance-operations-center-closed-monday-in-observance-of-memorial-day-134</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb305d53-4155-4eab-acab-f164f7ff46a5-3192]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacy Johnston]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[New Mexico awarded Youth Mental Health Corps planning grant]]></title><link>http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/new-mexico-awarded-youth-mental-health-corps-planning-grant</link><description><![CDATA[ New Mexico will train and place young adults as near-peer health navigators in schools and community organizations statewide, building a pipeline of behavioral health workers, under a new $100,000 ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:11:37 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/new-mexico-awarded-youth-mental-health-corps-planning-grant</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb305d53-4155-4eab-acab-f164f7ff46a5-3191]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacy Johnston]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[NMDWS announces temporary office closure for statewide cloud system migration]]></title><link>http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/nmdws-announces-temporary-office-closure-for-statewide-cloud-system-migration</link><description><![CDATA[ The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) will close all offices statewide on Friday, May 29, 2026, to complete a major technology upgrade and cloud migration as part of the ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:45:47 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/nmdws-announces-temporary-office-closure-for-statewide-cloud-system-migration</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb305d53-4155-4eab-acab-f164f7ff46a5-3189]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacy Johnston]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[New Mexico's Unemployment Rate was 4.8% in March 2026]]></title><link>http://www.dws.nm.gov/Portals/0/DM/LMI/Monthly_Employment_Release-3-2026.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:38:20 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.dws.nm.gov/Portals/0/DM/LMI/Monthly_Employment_Release-3-2026.pdf</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb305d53-4155-4eab-acab-f164f7ff46a5-3182]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacy Johnston]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[New Mexico's Unemployment Rate Was 4.7% in February 2026]]></title><link>http://www.dws.nm.gov/Portals/0/DM/LMI/Monthly_Employment_Release-2-2026.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:48:11 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.dws.nm.gov/Portals/0/DM/LMI/Monthly_Employment_Release-2-2026.pdf</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb305d53-4155-4eab-acab-f164f7ff46a5-3175]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacy Johnston]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[New Mexico's Unemployment Rate Was 4.5% in January 2026]]></title><link>http://www.dws.nm.gov/Portals/0/DM/LMI/Monthly_Employment_Release-1-2026.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:23:37 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.dws.nm.gov/Portals/0/DM/LMI/Monthly_Employment_Release-1-2026.pdf</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb305d53-4155-4eab-acab-f164f7ff46a5-3170]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacy Johnston]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Veteran focused hiring events across New Mexico in April]]></title><link>http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/veteran-focused-hiring-events-across-new-mexico-in-april</link><description><![CDATA[ The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions and the American Legion are partnering for the 11 th  consecutive year to host Heroes Hiring Heroes, a series of free hiring events connecting ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:59:02 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/veteran-focused-hiring-events-across-new-mexico-in-april</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb305d53-4155-4eab-acab-f164f7ff46a5-3164]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacy Johnston]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[2,800 workers trained for climate, infrastructure careers]]></title><link>http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/2800-workers-trained-for-climate-infrastructure-careers</link><description><![CDATA[   

       Nearly three thousand New Mexicans have been trained for infrastructure and climate-ready careers – far surpassing the statewide target of 2,000 by the end of the year.        

       ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:46:12 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/2800-workers-trained-for-climate-infrastructure-careers</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb305d53-4155-4eab-acab-f164f7ff46a5-3141]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacy Johnston]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Bill permanently establishing New Mexico Office of New Americans heads to governor]]></title><link>http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/bill-permanently-establishing-new-mexico-office-of-new-americans-heads-to-governor</link><description><![CDATA[   

      The New Mexico Legislature has sent Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham a bill permanently establishing the Office of New Americans within the Department of Workforce Solutions, cementing the ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:46:43 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.dws.nm.gov/en-us/News/Latest-News/bill-permanently-establishing-new-mexico-office-of-new-americans-heads-to-governor</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb305d53-4155-4eab-acab-f164f7ff46a5-3127]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>