“. . . despite an apparently-low official unemployment rate, there are still thousands of Mainers in jobs that don’t offer the hours they need and thousands more […]

James Myall

Posted May 17, 2016

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Jobs and Income

Private-sector Payroll Employment 2008-16 (line graph)

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 15, 2016

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Jobs and Income

Maine's Job Growth Is Uneven and Lackluster: January 2008-March 2016 (line graph)

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 15, 2016

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Jobs and Income

Shrinking Labor Force Biggest Contributor to Maine's Declining Unemployment Rate (line graph)

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 15, 2016

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Jobs and Income

Testimony to the United States International Trade Commission opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

MECEP’s written testimony to the US International Trade Commission on how the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement detracts from the economic stability of Maine’s hard-working families. Specifically they exacerbate wage […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 8, 2016

Tags Incomes, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Testimony in opposition to LD 1553, “An Act to Improve the Workers’ Compensation System”

“The bill under consideration would remove the voice of Mainers from any future changes to the determination of employee status for workers’ compensation purposes. That determination, and […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 2, 2016

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During the Recession and Recovery (2008-015) Maine's small businesses lost more jobs than large companies (bar chart)

Maine State Government Is Already at Its Smallest Size in 20 Years (line graph)

Minority Population Share, 2000-14 in Maine's Major Labor Markets (bar chart)

Distribution of adults by income tier (%) in Maine's major labor markets (table)

Policy Basic: Maine’s Unemployment Rate, More than Meets the Eye

Private-sector Payroll Employment 2008-16 (line graph)

Maine's Job Growth Is Uneven and Lackluster: January 2008-March 2016 (line graph)

Shrinking Labor Force Biggest Contributor to Maine's Declining Unemployment Rate (line graph)

Testimony to the United States International Trade Commission opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

Testimony in opposition to LD 1553, “An Act to Improve the Workers’ Compensation System”