FEDERAL WORKERS IN NEW MEXICO CONTINUE TO FEEL THE PINCH FROM THE ONGOING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. STATE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT SECRETARY BILL MCCAMLEY SAYS MORE THAN 15 HUNDRED FURLOUGHED FEDERAL WORKERS IN THE STATE HAVE APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
MCCAMLEY TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE BENEFITS…ABOUT 460 DOLLARS A MONTH… WILL ACT AS SHORT TERM LOANS…AND WILL HAVE TO BE PAID BACK WHEN THE SHUTDOWN ENDS.
