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EDD: Job Training Funds Support 104 Trainees, 7 Interns EDD News: SANTA FE — The Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) Board announced this month’s recipients of training funds totaling more than $1.7 million at the May 14 meeting. Thirteen companies applied in order to hire for new well-paying positions, and another will receive a Step-Up Grant to train incumbent employees. JTIP, a program of the New Mexico Economic Development Department, covers a portion of trainee wages (50-75% dependi...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... When the Great Recession ended in 2009, it took the United States five years to regain lost jobs. In New Mexico, recovery took twice that long, with the state surpassing its pre-recession employment levels just before the COVID-19 pandemic brought the economy to a halt. It was a lost decade of job gr...

EDD Sets Groundwork For Economic Recovery Across State COVID-19 emergency funds awarded to the Mobile Bike Center in Gallup. Courtesy/EDD EDD News: SANTA FE — From global manufacturing and biosciences, to outdoor recreation and film production, the Economic Development Department (EDD) set the foundation for long-term job growth in 2020, putting New Mexico on the path to sustainable recovery, Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes said Tuesday. The COVID-19 pandemic and the public health emergency...