New Mexico Unemployment Tax Rules

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Coverage: Any business that has at least one employee in each of 20 different weeks in either the current or preceding calendar year or that pays wages of at least $450 in a calendar quarter.

Rates: 0.03% — 5.4% (2009); 2.0% (2009 new employers)

Taxable Wage Limit: $20,900 for 2009 ($19,900 for 2008)

Employee Withholding: None

Administration:

Employment Security Division
401 Broadway NE
P.O. Box 1928
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103
Telephone: (505) 841-9300