Public Employee Shortage in New Mexico

10.6.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, KUNM reporter and first-time In Focus correspondent Nash Jones sits down with a special roundtable to discuss why government agencies continue to struggle with hiring and retaining employees in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first of two conversations, Jones asks the panelists to identify the scope of the employment problem and detail what it’s like to work at hollowed-out agencies throughout New Mexico. 

Correspondent: Nash Jones 

Guests: 
Dylan Lange, acting director, New Mexico State Personnel Office  
Casey Padilla, president, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 18: New Mexico and Colorado  
Sarita Nair, secretary, New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions 

For More Information: 

Key Quarterly Performance Measures Report: Quarter 3, Fiscal Year 2023 – New Mexico State Personnel Office 

State and Local Workforce 2023 Survey Findings – MissionSearch Research Institute 

The most recent data from the NM State Personnel Office: https://www.spo.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/State-Personnel-FY23-Third-Quarter-Report-Final.pdf