Jobs and Income RELEASE: As holiday season begins, Maine families face stark hardship from pandemic, economic crisis Congress must pass new round of COVID relief to address hunger, housing insecurity and joblessness for tens of thousands of Mainers AUGUSTA, MAINE — Maine enters the holiday […] Posted November 18, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal, Food Insecurity, Housing
Maine’s Economy What’s next for Maine, Portland? “We’re watching for how the recovery from the pandemic recession has us landing in Maine: Is it equal? Are there divides in geography, population groups, such as […] Portland Phoenix Posted November 18, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Inequality, Recession
Jobs and Income Most unemployed Mainers will lose benefits as virus spikes The majority of people on unemployment — about 29,600, according to the Maine Department of Labor — will lose benefits when federal programs expire on Dec. 26. […] Bangor Daily News Posted November 17, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Report: how workplace racial equity contributes to economy The Maine Center for Economic Policy recently released a report regarding how race equity in the workplace boosts the economy. “Some of the big findings in my […] Fox Bangor Posted November 16, 2020 Tags Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Report: Addressing systemic racism in economy would benefit all Mainers Under the state’s current economic system, white residents are advantaged over Black, indigenous and other people of color. A new report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) outlines […] Beacon Posted November 16, 2020 Tags Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Report: Policies boosting race equity in Maine would add jobs, income Maine policies that advance race equity and undo racism in employment would boost the state’s economy, adding millions of dollars in economic activity and thousands of jobs, […] MaineBiz Posted November 12, 2020 Tags Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy We’re taking the pledge A 2011 study in Portland by the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy found that, on average, 65 percent of the expenses among surveyed businesses were paid […] The Ellsworth American Posted November 12, 2020 Tags Economy, Local
Jobs and Income Portland: Minimum Wage Increase Won't Be Enforced Until 2022 Wages could rise for as many as 23,500 Portland workers because of the ordinance, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning research and advocacy […] Associated Press Posted November 11, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income City says it won’t enforce emergency wage for Portland workers until 2022 As many as 23,500 Portland workers could eventually see a wage increase under the new ordinance, including 14,000 workers making less than $15 an hour, according to […] Central Maine Newspapers Posted November 10, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income Preparing for a cold, hungry winter In 2018, two years before the pandemic, Maine had the highest food insecurity rate in New England and the 12th-highest rate in the nation, according to a study from […] The Maine Monitor Posted November 8, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Food Insecurity