Document Type
Report
Publication Date
7-1947
Abstract
Monthly Bulletin of the Employment Security Commission of New Mexico (July 1947) presents a detailed review of employment security programs, unemployment compensation activity, veterans' benefits, employer coverage, and labor market conditions in New Mexico during July 1947. Prepared by the Department of Research and Statistics of the Employment Security Commission of New Mexico, the bulletin highlights recent amendments to the state's Unemployment Compensation Law and explains their implications for employers and employees. The report discusses new provisions governing taxable wages, experience-rating reductions, voluntary contributions, and employer procedures for preventing improper benefit charges to their accounts. It also outlines legislative changes designed to increase worker protections through higher maximum weekly benefits and extended durations of unemployment compensation. Statistical sections provide county-level and industry-specific data on unemployment compensation payments, veterans' readjustment allowances under the GI Bill, employment service placements, local office operations, claims activity, and employer registrations. The publication serves as an important historical source for understanding postwar labor market conditions, unemployment insurance policy, veterans' economic adjustment, and workforce development in New Mexico during the late 1940s.
Recommended Citation
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION REPORT. Monthly Bulletin of the Employment Security Commission of New Mexico, July 1947.