Since the pandemic shutdown began in March, NMBC has been working determinedly to help the state, it's businesses and employees in every way possible get back on their feet. Whether…
The U.S. labor market woke up from a weeklong nightmare to a real-life horror story. In the last two weeks of March, nearly 10 million Americans filed for unemployment, about…
Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, Unemployment Insurance (UI) has become a significant concern for all businesses being affected by the crisis. NMBC has been on the news at 6…
For the week of March 9th New Mexico Workforce Solutions saw less than 800 claims for unemployment benefits. The week following recorded over 11,000 new applications. The cause for such a…
New Mexico Business Coalition Calls on Governor to Protect Employers From a Tax Increase Caused by COVID-19 New Mexico (March 17, 2020) — New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) today announced…
Easing trade tensions coupled with fair winter weather made for an outstanding U.S. jobs report for the first month of 2020. Economists had predicted an increase of 160,000 workers for…
New regulations crafted by the Trump administration are aimed at reducing government dependency and encouraging citizens to seek out gainful employment. The rule focuses on able-bodied adults 49 or younger,…