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Pandemic emptied unemployment trust, left fraud unchecked MORGAN LEE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5FILE - In this March 27, 2020, file photo, a central plaza and shopping district is empty amid the coronavirus public health order that closed down most retail stores and suspended dine-in restaurant service in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico probably overpaid unemployment insurance benefits by an estimated $250 million during the coronavirus pandemic amid a backlog of invest...

SANTA FE – New Mexico probably overpaid unemployment insurance benefits by an estimated $250 million during the coronavirus pandemic amid a backlog of investigations into potentially fraudulent claims, the budget and accountability office of the Legislature announced Wednesday in a research report. Analysts briefed members of the Legislature’s lead budget writing committee on the trajectory of record-setting unemployment claims during pandemic. New Mexico has paid out more than $3 billion ...

View Comments The April jobs report showed the economy added much fewer jobs than were expected. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs in leisure and hospitality, which includes restaurants and bars, had the largest growth with 331,000 jobs added. Restaurants and bars grew by the largest chunk within that sector, but the report still said leisure and hospitality remained 2.8 million jobs below pre-pandemic employment. In widespread media reports, restaurant owners, in particu...

Car sales are surging nationally, stressing vehicle manufacturers and delighting salespeople Katie Park, The Philadelphia Inquirer © CHARLES FOX/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Lexus of Cherry Hill in Mount Laurel Township. In a typical pre-pandemic month, Conicelli Autoplex in Conshohocken sold from 35 cars — what it considered its minimum — to 50 vehicles. Research In April, Conicelli made 60 sales. “I had my best month ever last month,” said Patrick Baker, customer c...

‘Upskilling’ Sandoval County’s workforce, closing labor gaps Courtesy illustration Community leaders are taking steps to help close labor gaps in Sandoval County. Workforce Connection of Central New Mexico Chairman Jerry Schalow is also the CEO of the Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce. He has identified labor gaps, situations in which the community doesn’t have enough qualified workers, around technology, information technology, medical care and manufacturing. Workforce Connection...

The 17th Annual Region 14’s Autism Extravaganza is June 8th Its starting to feel like were getting back to some sort of normalcy, after the past year where many things were canceled in and around the Abilene area due to the pandemic. Im excited to share with you that the Region 14 Education Service Centers (ESCs) 17th Annual Autism Extravaganza is returning to Abilene on Tuesday, June 8th. This is an annual event that includes the seminars and several fun events as well. And this year the Aut...

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Through the help of two new outreach specialists, Workforce Solutions Texoma is working on a new way to help educate students about locally-available jobs and what they need to do to pursue them.

NEWTON — The Rotary Club of Newton-Conover recently held its annual Rotary Night Celebration at Catawba Country Club.

Workforce Solution East Texas holds virtual youth expo Workforce Solution Virtual Youth Expo (Source: KLTV) By Arthur Clayborn and Christian Terry | May 13, 2021 at 4:38 PM CDT - Updated May 13 at 4:38 PM LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - A virtual youth expo was held today held today by Workforce Solutions East Texas. More than 50 companies were represented virtually and covered all the sectors of the service industry along with retail just to name a few. All the students within the Region 7...