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New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
Official site of the NMDWS, with detailed information about unemployment insurance benefits. The website includes clickable links providing the following information:

• How to apply for UI benefits
• How to file for weekly benefits (certifications)
• How to apply for UI benefits by telephone
• Workforce Development Centers Location and Telephone Numbers
• Employer instructions
• Frequently asked questions
• Job placement services
• Unemployment benefits (a brief description)
• Unemployment tax information
• Unemployment law (click 2008 NMSA 1978, then Chapter 51: Unemployment Compensation)
• Extended unemployment compensation 2008
• Unemployment UI Handbook (English) (see link on the left-hand side of NMDWS E-Claims System website for a PDF download)
• Unemployment UI Handbook (Spanish) (see link on the left-hand side of NMDWS E-Claims System website for a PDF download)

General Laws of New Mexico - CHAPTER 51 Unemployment Compensation
New Mexico laws about eligibility, benefits, claims and appeals, penalties, business contributions, and administration of the state unemployment insurance program.

U.S. Department of Labor - Unemployment Insurance
Information about the role of the federal government in the UI program. Includes sections on:

• Extended Benefits
• Disaster Unemployment Assistance