How Much Unemployment Pays in New Mexico
How New Mexico calculates weekly unemployment benefits, the current minimum and maximum, and how many weeks you can collect.
Short answer: Yes. The first eligible week of a new claim is an unpaid waiting week and is not counted in your weeks of payment. You must still certify for that week to get credit for it. NMDWS Unemployment Insurance FAQs; NMDWS Unemployment Insurance Benefits Handbook (rev. 02/2015)
| Waiting week | Yes. The first eligible week of a new claim is an unpaid waiting week and is not counted in your weeks of payment. You must still certify for that week to get credit for it. |
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Where to get help in New Mexico
More New Mexico unemployment benefits
- Logging In to Your New Mexico Unemployment Claim
- Unemployment After Being Fired in New Mexico
- Unemployment After Quitting in New Mexico
- How to File for Unemployment in New Mexico
- All New Mexico unemployment benefits rules
FAQ
Is there a waiting week for unemployment in New Mexico?
Yes. The first eligible week of a new claim is an unpaid waiting week and is not counted in your weeks of payment. You must still certify for that week to get credit for it.
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