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Over the course of the past week, Las Cruces Digest received dozens of announcements of open positions, and employers hoping to fill them. To be sure, these are not all local jobs; however, these employers are casting a wide net in hopes of finding help. A Las Cruces Digest Report Disclaimer: The following links and…

DOE’s new Good Jobs in Clean Energy Prize will award over $3 million to new or existing place-based coalitions focused on creating accessible, good-paying jobs in clean energy.

In the week ending August 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 227,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s revised level.

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Nationally, the advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending July 27, unchanged from the previous week’s unrevised rate.

Over the course of the past week, Las Cruces Digest received dozens of announcements of open positions, and employers hoping to fill them. To be sure, these are not all local jobs; however, these employers are casting a wide net in hopes of finding help.

This release also includes business owners’ urban and rural classification, receipt size of firm, legal form of organization (e.g., sole proprietorships and partnerships), and for the first time, tabulation of nonemployer business data by county.

Entrepreneurship is an extremely important driver of economic growth and wealth creation. However, entrepreneurship opportunities may be significantly different in a globally interconnected economy relative to the past.

Has labor demand changed since the COVID-19 pandemic? The authors leverage detailed data on the universe of U.S. online job listings to study the dynamics of labor demand pre- and post-COVID.

Decentralized finance, or DeFi, is a rapidly growing ecosystem of financial applications built on blockchain technology, primarily on the Ethereum network.

“In the first quarter of 2024, credit card and auto loan transition rates into serious delinquency continued to rise across all age groups,” said Joelle Scally, Regional Economic Principal within the Household and Public Policy Research Division at the New York Fed.

Forcing workers to sign broad nondisclosure agreements could deter disclosure of misconduct

Throughout the twentieth century, steady technological and organizational innovations, along with the accumulation of productive capital, increased labor productivity at a steady rate of around 2 percent per year.

July is the month we celebrate our nation’s independence, but it can also be the month you celebrate your Financial Independence Day!

Registration is now open for the inaugural New Mexico Startup Forum, hosted by Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University. The forum will take place Sept. 4-5 in Albuquerque.

Despite the existing safety net, worker displacement continues to have severe consequences that motivate the consideration of new social insurance programs.

[ORD] is on track to award more than 75 grants for the program’s fourth year, and applications for the fifth year are now open.

$1.2 Million Allocated to Train up to 93 New Employees Statewide.

Van Wagner becomes Aggies’ exclusive multimedia rights holder.

Labor market tightness is a key labor issue that firms face and an important consideration in monetary policy decisions.

Supervisory Highlights report also reviews practices related to deposit and prepaid account freezes and information access.

Connect New Mexico, the State Office of Broadband Access and Expansion announced the availability of funding for increased access to expertise necessary to support high speed internet in our broader community.

This post discusses the distributional consequences of an aggressive policy response to inflation using a Heterogeneous Agent New Keynesian (HANK) model.

The State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Technical Assistance Program will offer workshops and direct assistance to qualifying Very Small Businesses (VSB) and Socially Economically Disadvantaged Individuals (SEDI) owned businesses through financial, legal, venture capital, and emerging fund manager advisory assistance. The department has also issued an RFP for accounting advisory services under this program,…

New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) Acting Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper announced today that 11 organizations and local governments have been awarded grants from the LEADS program to further economic capacity across the state and create jobs.

Whether you are looking to climb the ladder at work or seeking a new opportunity, June is a great time to take stock of your career and education goals.

In this recurring column, Kartik Athreya, the New York Fed’s Director of Research, draws connections between broader economic policy issues and our everyday lives.

This month marks the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Olmstead v. L.C. that people with disabilities must be afforded the freedom to live and receive services in their communities.

The New Mexico Economic Development Department under its Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Office is launching a new initiative aimed at assisting small, disadvantaged businesses with technical assistance so they can better succeed, Acting Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper announced today.