Project descriptionpurpose: the purpose of this grant is to develop and disseminate essential state and local labor market information (LMI) for a range of customer groups: 1) job seekers 2)…

The State of New Mexico Workforce Solutions Department received a Formula Grant award of $354,272.00 from the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207), effective July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This grant funds the development and dissemination of state and local labor market information (LMI) for multiple customer groups including job seekers, employers, workforce intermediaries, educational institutions, policymakers, and economic development entities. The primary deliverables include maintenance of a workforce information database, employment projections publications, and a statewide economic analysis report. Additionally, the grantee must ensure adequate training for LMI staff and has discretion to produce supplementary reports and data products.

The intended outcomes focus on enabling informed decision-making regarding employment, careers, education, and training opportunities. Services and products generated under this award will benefit job seekers, employers, American Job Center staff, state and local workforce development boards, students, academic researchers, labor market analysts, and other LMI users. By providing accurate, actionable labor market data and resources, the grant supports rapid reemployment and worker advancement along career pathways aligned with high-demand and higher-wage employment opportunities across New Mexico.

Activities

Grantees must populate and maintain a workforce information database, produce two types of public products (employment projections and a statewide economic analysis report), and ensure LMI staff are adequately trained. ETA also encourages grantees to produce other reports and data in addition to those required. Grantees have wide discretion in both the topics and presentation format. These reports should include accurate data, actionable information, and resources that enable data users to make informed decisions about the reemployment, work-based learning, training, and career pathways strategies that lead to rapid reemployment and worker advancement along a continuum of high-demand and higher wage jobs.

Expected outcomes

By performing these duties users of LMI will have sufficient information to make informed decisions regarding employment, careers, education, and training.

Intended beneficiaries

Job seekers, employers, staff in american job centers, state and local workforce boards, national state local policy makers, students, academic researchers, labor market analysts, and other users of LMI.

Subrecipient activities

A state may use wigs funding to work with a subrecipient to conduct a study or research an LMI topic when a state LMI office does not have sufficient staffing or knowledge to conduct the work themselves.