Who needs an unemployment insurance account, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in New Mexico?
Issued by New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions; New Mexico New Hires Directory; Workers’ Compensation Administration, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in New Mexico
The New Mexico table lists this for every kind of business.
Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up. Register for unemployment insurance in the Department’s UI Tax and Claims system as soon as you pay wages, and report each new hire within 20 days.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions; New Mexico New Hires Directory; Workers’ Compensation Administration.
Sources and dates
Department of Workforce Solutions unemployment insurance tax information (2026 taxable wage base); Workers’ Compensation Administration employer pages; NMSA 52-1-6. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has three or more employees, counting part-time staff and working owners who have not opted out, and the Workers’ Compensation Act poster must be up.
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions; New Mexico New Hires Directory; Workers’ Compensation Administration.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
Who needs an unemployment insurance account in New Mexico?
