Jobs and Income Maine records slight job gains in October as labor crunch continues Gov. Janet Mills’ announcement this week that all Maine adults are eligible for a vaccine booster shot could help improve the state’s job recovery, said Arthur Phillips, […] Portland Press Herald Posted November 19, 2021 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Jobs
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on House passage of Build Back Better With the House poised to take a vote on the Build Back Better legislation, we are one step closer to delivering policy advances that will help families […] Posted November 19, 2021 Tags Economy, Federal
Taxes and Budget Letter: Golden right to be concerned about SALT increase As the Maine Center for Economic Policy pointed out in a recent blog post, much of the benefit from the SALT tax would go to the top 1 […] Bangor Daily News Posted November 18, 2021 Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy MECEP insight in advance of October jobs report AUGUSTA, Maine — Ahead of the Department of Labor’s Friday release of the October “Employment Situation in Maine,” the Maine Center for Economic Policy is providing the following context: […] Posted November 18, 2021 Tags Economy, Employment, Incomes
Maine’s Economy Opinion: Rising prices is exactly why we must pass Build Back Better While the rising cost of living may appear worrying at first, it is important to keep the wider economic context for families in mind. Existing federal relief […] Beacon Posted November 17, 2021 Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Federal
Taxes and Budget You have until midnight to apply for the Expanded Child Tax Credit According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, the new format has allowed more Maine families to benefit. “There are a lot of benefits the government has […] WABI Posted November 15, 2021 Tags Children, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income Our View: Getting Maine back to work According to MECEP, 25,000 people were out of work because of a lack of child care, keeping one out of eight mothers out of the workforce. There […] Portland Press Herald Posted November 14, 2021 Tags Children, Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income After pandemic exposed Maine’s frayed safety net, report details best policy solutions The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that policymakers must take steps to improve working conditions and ensure greater racial and economic equity, according to a new report […] Beacon Posted November 9, 2021 Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment
Jobs and Income Economic burden of the COVID-19 pandemic falls hardest on Mainers of color The pandemic shined a lens on existing racial and gender disparities in Maine and throughout the country during the pandemic, highlighting large differences in access to jobs […] Bangor Daily News Posted November 9, 2021 Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment
Jobs and Income Report: Mainers who work in-person 50 percent more likely to contract coronavirus The Maine Center for Economic Policy found those who worked in-person were 50 percent more likely to contract the virus than remote workers. Black Mainers were more […] WGME Posted November 9, 2021 Tags Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment