Jobs and Income

Maine Jobs Still Scarce Four Years after Recession

Today’s monthly jobs report brought predictable spin from Governor LePage, but a complete and honest assessment of the current state of Maine’s labor market doesn’t support his […]

Joel Johnson

Posted July 19, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs

How to Interpret Today’s Jobs Report

Today, the Maine Department of Labor released the monthly jobs report. It’s exciting, but as usual the overall picture of Maine’s labor market doesn’t change very much […]

Joel Johnson

Posted June 21, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs

Education, Jobs and Income

Low-Income Mainers Left Behind in GED Privatization

Mainers without a high school diploma do not fare well in the economy. They are stuck in low-paying jobs with little opportunity for advancement. For many working […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 17, 2013

Tags Education, Employment, Incomes, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Raise the Minimum Wage to Reward Work and Boost Maine’s Economy

Today, Maine’s Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development (LCRED) takes action on LD 611, which would raise Maine’s minimum wage from $7.50 to […]

Joel Johnson

Posted March 22, 2013

Tags Economy, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Testimony at Hearing on LD 611: An Act to Adjust Maine's Minimum Wage Annually Based on Cost-of-living Changes

Increasing the minimum wage by a dollar and indexing it to inflation will reward hard-working Mainers and help pull Maine’s economy out of the doldrums after the […]

MECEP

Posted March 14, 2013

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Broken Bootstraps

We all know the saying, “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps”. It means that you improve your situation by your own efforts. It is lauded; if you […]

Jody Harris

Posted February 28, 2013

Tags Economic Security

Jobs and Income

Community is important to our economy too

Our political leaders often are singularly focused on business growth as our economic savior. And there is no doubt, businesses are vital as employers, purchasers, and investors. […]

Jody Harris

Posted January 14, 2013

Tags Economy, Employment

Jobs and Income

Improving Skills of Low-Income Working Mainers

Mainers need good jobs. Businesses need good workers. It would seem a match made in heaven. Yet, there is a gap between the education and training of […]

Jody Harris

Posted November 27, 2012

Tags Education, Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Question 2 will give Maine’s workers new skills for high-demand jobs

There is a disconnect between available jobs and the skills of Maine workers. As business leaders and professional economists discussed extensively at the Maine Consensus Economic Forecasting […]

Jody Harris

Posted November 2, 2012

Tags Education, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Question 3: Land conservation supports working families

Land is still the lifeblood for many Maine working families. Farmers need land to grow crops and feed, for grazing, and for pick-your-own farms. Fishermen, lobsterers, and […]

Jody Harris

Posted November 1, 2012

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Maine Jobs Still Scarce Four Years after Recession

How to Interpret Today’s Jobs Report

Low-Income Mainers Left Behind in GED Privatization

Raise the Minimum Wage to Reward Work and Boost Maine’s Economy

Testimony at Hearing on LD 611: An Act to Adjust Maine's Minimum Wage Annually Based on Cost-of-living Changes

Broken Bootstraps

Community is important to our economy too

Improving Skills of Low-Income Working Mainers

Question 2 will give Maine’s workers new skills for high-demand jobs

Question 3: Land conservation supports working families