Maine’s Economy MECEP Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address The Maine Center for Economic Policy issued the following statement from executive director Garrett Martin in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address this evening: […] Posted January 20, 2015 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy Maine Jobs Recovery Continues to Trail the Nation and New England Beyond the good news, bad news stories of businesses expanding or shuttering are broader trends that affirm a critical challenge that too many Maine families are facing: […] Garrett Martin Posted December 19, 2014 Tags Economy, Jobs, Unemployment
Health Care Maine Work-related Injuries Mark Sullivan Posted December 15, 2014 Tags Economy, Health Care, Job Quality
Jobs and Income Mainers on Disability Mark Sullivan Posted December 15, 2014 Tags Economy, Health Care, Job Quality
Taxes and Budget Migration Mythologists Flee Facts Maine has gained more taxpayers and income than it has lost going back to the early 1990s, according to IRS tax records. In other words, for every […] Joel Johnson Posted November 24, 2014 Tags Economy, Income Tax, Taxes
Maine’s Economy Dean Baker to Deliver MECEP's 2014 Shepard Lee Lecture Economist, writer, commentator, and blogger Dean Baker will deliver the next Shepard Lee lecture on Monday, December 1 at Portland Public Library’s Rines Auditorium. Baker is […] Posted November 6, 2014 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy MECEP Matters (October 2014 edition) It’s down to the wire as Mainers go to the polls next week to choose a governor, both houses of the state legislature, a U.S. Senator, and […] Posted October 31, 2014 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy MECEP Matters (September 2014 edition) This month, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau on poverty, income, and health insurance revealed Maine to be an outlier among states in providing health coverage […] Posted September 29, 2014 Tags Economy
Jobs and Income Maine’s Economic Recovery: Limited job growth, persistent underemployment, and declining incomes For months, we’ve written about Maine’s anemic economic recovery relative to the rest of the country. Today’s August jobs report does little to change that story. Maine […] Garrett Martin Posted September 19, 2014 Tags Economy, Employment, Jobs, Recession
Maine’s Economy MECEP Matters (August 2014 edition) MECEP Matters 8-29-2014 In This Issue Interns Lend MECEP Their Talents, Creativity, and Hard Work New Report: Living Wage for a Single Maine Adult with Two Kids: […] Posted August 29, 2014 Tags Economy