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, Maine’s Economy

REPORT: State of Working Maine 2020

Download the PDF version Download Introduction: Race Equity Means A Stronger, Fairer Economy for All Mainers Race equity means: A stronger, fairer economy Better job opportunities Realizing […]

James Myall

Posted November 9, 2020

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Education, Higher Education, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Racial Equity, 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

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

New Census data highlights cracks in the economy – even before COVID

New data released Thursday by the US Census Bureau show that many Mainers were already experiencing hardship before the COVID-19 pandemic and revealed the tenuous nature of the economic gains the state enjoyed in […]

James Myall

Posted September 18, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Poverty, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

What the road ahead looks like for Maine’s economy

James Myall, policy analyst with the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy in Augusta, said that like the Great Recession from 2007 and 2009 that took eight […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 1, 2020

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Recession

Maine’s Economy

Tracking the economic impact of COVID-19 in Maine

MECEP is monitoring several short-term indicators to track the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Maine’s economy. Sources for each indicator can be seen in the descriptions below. Indicator 1: COVID-19 cases in Maine […]

James Myall

Posted July 9, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Housing, Medicaid, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Oasis clinic: pandemic could have disproportionate impact on those who can least afford it

BRUNSWICK — As cases of coronavirus in Maine started picking up steam, so did Blake Cromwell’s anxiety, and with that came near-daily panic attacks. The 27-year-old Dunkin’ […]

The Times Record

Posted April 8, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Inequality, Unemployment

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

STATEMENT: Grim job loss forecast worsens as two-week unemployment claims exceed 2019 total

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine will lose more than 87,000 jobs by the end of June as efforts to contain the coronavirus make normal economic activity all but impossible, according […]

Posted April 2, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Jobs, Unemployment

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

What’s next for Maine, Portland?

REPORT: State of Working Maine 2020

Preparing for a cold, hungry winter

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

New Census data highlights cracks in the economy – even before COVID

What the road ahead looks like for Maine’s economy

Tracking the economic impact of COVID-19 in Maine

Oasis clinic: pandemic could have disproportionate impact on those who can least afford it

STATEMENT: Grim job loss forecast worsens as two-week unemployment claims exceed 2019 total