Maine unemployment claims skyrocket to record 21,500 in 1 week

Nationwide, almost 3.3 million workers filed for unemployment benefits last week, the highest seasonally adjusted total on record, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The previous […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted March 26, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Recession, Unemployment

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

MECEP statement on Legislature's coronavirus relief efforts

AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director of Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in response to the Legislature’s coronavirus relief efforts on Tuesday: “A […]

Posted March 18, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Recession, Unemployment

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Focus on Collins as Senate makes paid sick days a sticking point in coronavirus response

On Saturday, the U.S. House approved an emergency package providing free testing for the COVID-19 virus, enhanced unemployment benefits, and two weeks of paid sick days for just some […]

Beacon

Posted March 17, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Paid Sick Days, Recession, Unemployment

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

BIW criticized for offering only unpaid leave to workers

The offer of unpaid leave made by BIW, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, the U.S.’s fifth-largest defense contractor, was immediately condemned on social media. “BIW’s parent company made […]

Beacon

Posted March 16, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Paid Sick Days, Recession, Unemployment

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

STATEMENT: MECEP praises Gov. Mills' effort to limit health care costs in wake of novel coronavirus pandemic

AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in response to Gov. Janet Mills’ announced state action […]

Posted March 12, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Recession, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Report: More than one in ten Maine families lacks adequate, nutritious food

Food is fundamental to human life, but more than 77,000 Maine households — more than one in ten — lacks the nutrition needed to thrive, while one […]

James Myall

Posted December 23, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Food Insecurity

Jobs and Income

Study points out problems facing Maine workers

A policy center in Augusta has completed a study on Maine’s workforce, and while compared to years past Maine as a whole is doing well, that doesn’t […]

Fox Bangor

Posted December 19, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Job Quality

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

NEW REPORT: Rosy economic indicators mask Mainers' lived experience in workforce

AUGUSTA, Maine — Household earnings and GDP are up. Unemployment and poverty are down. But do these indicators really describe the ground-level experience of Maine’s working families […]

Posted December 18, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality

Maine’s Economy

Report: State of Working Maine 2019

Introduction How should we measure Maine’s economy? An economy is strongest when it works for everyone. That means everyone has a fair shot at success, everyone’s contributions […]

James Myall

Posted December 18, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Food Insecurity, Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Unemployment, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Politics & Other Mistakes: Money for nothing

The liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy isn’t fond of using existing social-service funds to pay for UBI. The center’s policy analyst, Sarah Austin, told the Portland […]

Daily Bulldog

Posted December 16, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Incomes, Inequality

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Maine unemployment claims skyrocket to record 21,500 in 1 week

MECEP statement on Legislature's coronavirus relief efforts

Focus on Collins as Senate makes paid sick days a sticking point in coronavirus response

BIW criticized for offering only unpaid leave to workers

STATEMENT: MECEP praises Gov. Mills' effort to limit health care costs in wake of novel coronavirus pandemic

Report: More than one in ten Maine families lacks adequate, nutritious food

Study points out problems facing Maine workers

NEW REPORT: Rosy economic indicators mask Mainers' lived experience in workforce

Report: State of Working Maine 2019

Politics & Other Mistakes: Money for nothing