Jobs and Income

Maine needs a research and development bond

Maine needs jobs and good jobs at that. Bonding to invest in research and development will result in more, better-paying jobs. Consider the story of two companies […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 11, 2014

Tags Bonds, Jobs

Maine's Labor Market Recovery: Far from Complete

Nearly five years after the end of the worst recession since the 1930s, Maine’s economic recovery is still far from complete. Maine has recouped only half the […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 1, 2014

Tags Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Jobs Recovery by State: January 2011-December 2013

MECEP’s summary of state-by-state total job growth from January 2011 to December 2013, Jobs Recovery By State Jan 2011 – Dec 2013

Jody Harris

Posted April 1, 2014

Tags Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Maine’s Jobs Report: A Bad Case of Déjà vu

Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly jobs report and, like in his State of the State address, Governor LePage continues to tout a jobs […]

Garrett Martin

Posted March 17, 2014

Tags Jobs

Jobs and Income

Older Mainers are Driving Maine’s Employment Recovery

Maine’s older adults are driving Maine’s employment recovery from the recession. Not only do 55-and-older Mainers represent a disproportionately large share of Maine’s total population, they have […]

Joel Johnson

Posted February 27, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income

The Truth about Governor LePage’s Own Jobs Claim

In Governor LePage’s recent State of the State address he touted his economic performance stating “Almost 13,000 new private-sector jobs have been created since we took office.” […]

Garrett Martin

Posted February 19, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

State-by-State Job Growth January 2011-December 2013

Tables provide state-by-state data on both total job growth and private sector job growth. State-by-State Job Growth January 2011-December 2013

MECEP

Posted February 19, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs

Education, Health Care, Jobs and Income

State Policies Are Failing Maine's Working Moms

In 2012, women headed one of every three low-income working families in Maine, according to a new report released today by the Working Poor Families Project. These […]

Jody Harris

Posted February 12, 2014

Tags Affordable Care Act, Children, Education, EITC, Employment, Health Care, Incomes, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Poverty, TANF

Jobs and Income

41,600 Mainers are working part-time because of the bad economy

41,600 Maine people with jobs are part-time workers who want more work but can’t find it, according to data released today by the US Bureau of Labor […]

Joel Johnson

Posted January 31, 2014

Tags Economy, Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Fact Sheet: 5 Facts to Remember about Unemployment and Jobs in Maine

While Maine’s unemployment rate has fallen substantially in recent months, our state’s recovery from the recession is nowhere near complete. More than four-and-a-half years since the official […]

Jody Harris

Posted January 27, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs

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Maine needs a research and development bond

Maine's Labor Market Recovery: Far from Complete

Jobs Recovery by State: January 2011-December 2013

Maine’s Jobs Report: A Bad Case of Déjà vu

Older Mainers are Driving Maine’s Employment Recovery

The Truth about Governor LePage’s Own Jobs Claim

State-by-State Job Growth January 2011-December 2013

State Policies Are Failing Maine's Working Moms

41,600 Mainers are working part-time because of the bad economy

Fact Sheet: 5 Facts to Remember about Unemployment and Jobs in Maine