Maine’s Economy

Mainers face growing financial need

Many Mainers are struggling financially as the pandemic and economic fallout continue. The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) issued a new report based on U.S. Census […]

WMTW

Posted November 19, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security

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

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

Jobs and Income

Portland $18 emergency minimum wage kicks in Dec. 3 after referendum passes

“Raising the minimum wage not only helps us workers — when we have extra money to spend, local economies also get a boost,” the group said. The […]

MaineBiz

Posted November 4, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Pandemic puts one-fourth of Mainers in struggle meeting household expenses

Recent census data analyzed by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) and the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) shows more than 250,000 Mainers had trouble paying for typical […]

The Center Square

Posted October 20, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security

Maine’s Economy

Maine’s unequal pandemic recession and recovery

Maine’s economy is making a slow but steady recovery from the depths of the downturn spurred by the arrival of the coronavirus and COVID-19. But like the […]

James Myall

Posted October 20, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Jobs, Racial Equity

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Mainers face growing financial need

RELEASE: As holiday season begins, Maine families face stark hardship from pandemic, economic crisis

What’s next for Maine, Portland?

Most unemployed Mainers will lose benefits as virus spikes

Portland: Minimum Wage Increase Won't Be Enforced Until 2022

City says it won’t enforce emergency wage for Portland workers until 2022

Preparing for a cold, hungry winter

Portland $18 emergency minimum wage kicks in Dec. 3 after referendum passes

Pandemic puts one-fourth of Mainers in struggle meeting household expenses

Maine’s unequal pandemic recession and recovery