Jobs and Income

Maine's Jobs Recovery from the Great Recession Continues to Lag behind Other States

Recovery weakest in rural areas and among workers 25 to 54, those most likely to be raising families, saving for the future. Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, April 1, […]

Posted April 1, 2014

Tags Jobs, Minimum Wage

Today's Jobs Report Finds Maine's Weak Jobs Recovery Continues

Based on the most reliable data available, Maine ranked 48th among the states in job growth from January 2011 to September 2013. Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 17, […]

Posted March 17, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

The Income Gap between Those at the Very Top of the Economic Ladder and Everyone Else Is Growing Wider

EPI finds that between 2009 and 2011, the top one percent in Maine captured 60 percent of all income growth (Augusta, Maine) From 2009 to 2011, the […]

Posted February 19, 2014

Tags Incomes, Inequality

Maine’s Economy

Report: Nearly Half of Mainers at Risk of Financial Ruin

CFED finds that families “continue to exist in a state of persistent financial insecurity, making it difficult to look beyond immediate needs and plan for a more […]

Posted January 30, 2014

Tags Economic Security

Education

Today's Jobs Report "Only One Piece of the Picture"

“Typical wages and household incomes are low and flat, poverty is rising, and the state has one of the highest percentages of part-time workers who want more […]

Posted January 28, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Health Care

Accepting Federal Funds "Once in a Lifetime Opportunity to Boost Maine's Economy"

4,400 jobs, a $500,000,000 lift to Maine’s economy, and health care for nearly 70,000 Maine people Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, January 14, 2014) New analysis from the Maine […]

Posted January 14, 2014

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid

Education

State of Working Maine in 2013: Maine Workers "Remain in Crisis"

“Employment opportunities for Maine workers are still scarce more than four years since the end of recession” Augusta, Maine (Monday, November 25, 2013) More than four years […]

Posted November 25, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Maine’s Economy

Nearly 250,000 Mainers, Including More than 100,000 Kids, Face Food Assistance Cuts Beginning Today

A family of three will lose 16 meals per month under SNAP reductions; an additional $40 billion in federal cuts is also pending Augusta, Maine (Friday, November […]

Posted November 1, 2013

Tags Children, Food Insecurity, SNAP

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

No News in Latest Maine Jobs Report

“Maine workers are still mired in the worst economic recovery since the Great Depression” Augusta, Maine (Friday, September 20, 2013) The Maine Center for Economic Policy […]

Posted September 20, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

American Community Survey Findings Show Poverty Today Is Even Higher than during the Depths of the Great Recession

“Maine’s leaders and policy makers must address the disturbing rise in child poverty” Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 19, 2013) The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) […]

Posted September 19, 2013

Tags Poverty, Recession

Press Releases

Filter by Category

Filter by Resource Type

Filter by News Type

Filter by Tags

Filter by Feature Research

Maine's Jobs Recovery from the Great Recession Continues to Lag behind Other States

Today's Jobs Report Finds Maine's Weak Jobs Recovery Continues

The Income Gap between Those at the Very Top of the Economic Ladder and Everyone Else Is Growing Wider

Report: Nearly Half of Mainers at Risk of Financial Ruin

Today's Jobs Report "Only One Piece of the Picture"

Accepting Federal Funds "Once in a Lifetime Opportunity to Boost Maine's Economy"

State of Working Maine in 2013: Maine Workers "Remain in Crisis"

Nearly 250,000 Mainers, Including More than 100,000 Kids, Face Food Assistance Cuts Beginning Today

No News in Latest Maine Jobs Report

American Community Survey Findings Show Poverty Today Is Even Higher than during the Depths of the Great Recession