Jobs and Income Revised BLS Data Confirms that Maine Ranks Near the Bottom among the States in Job Creation Statistics show Maine lost 1,300 jobs in 2011 and ranked 45th in per capita job growth Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, March 13, 2012) Revised data from the […] Posted March 13, 2012 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income Testimony at Hearing on LD 1725 An Act to Strengthen the Unemployment Insurance Laws and Reduce Unemployment Fraud As we are all too intimately aware, Maine has a jobs deficit. Approximately 48,700 Mainers are unemployed.1 In 2011, we lost approximately 7,200 jobs.2 Our top priority […] MECEP Posted January 27, 2012 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income What’s the real deal with jobs in Maine? In recent weeks, there has been a tit-for-tat about jobs playing out in the Maine media. The opening salvo came from Doug Rooks writing in the (Lewiston) […] Garrett Martin Posted December 13, 2011 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income Fact Sheet: Getting Maine Back to Work Maine has a jobs deficit. More than 100,000 Mainers are unemployed or underemployed. A responsible bond package can create jobs now and pave the way for future […] MECEP Posted September 27, 2011 Tags Bonds, Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Employment Opportunities, Not Taxes Motivates People to Leave Maine Study findings reinforce MECEP’s arguments against irresponsible tax cut proposals currently pending in the Maine Legislature Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, April 13, 2011) — The Maine Center for […] Posted April 13, 2011 Tags Employment, Jobs, Taxes
Maine’s Economy In the Maine Media Here are three items that appeared recently in the Maine media that Line Items readers may find to be of interest. In his Saturday (November 20th) column […] Mark Sullivan Posted November 22, 2010 Tags Employment, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness
Taxes and Budget November 12, 2010 Letter Urging Senators Snowe and Collins to Support Tax Cuts for Maine Families, Oppose Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Extend Unemployment Benefits The Honorable Susan M. Collins United States Senator 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Collins: In less than two months, virtually all of […] MECEP Posted November 12, 2010 Tags Employment, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income Statement Urging Senate Passage of Legislation to Extend Unemployment and TANF Benefits and Enhanced Federal Medicaid Funding MECEP strongly urges Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins to demand that before it adjourns for the July 4th break, the Senate pass comprehensive legislation to extend […] MECEP Posted June 30, 2010 Tags Employment, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, TANF
Maine’s Economy Urging Maine’s Congressional Delegation to Provide Leadership to Extend Federal Benefits to the Unemployed and Financial Assistance to States. Press Conference with Other Advocates, Ocean Gateway, Portland, Maine, June 3, 2010 This is a critical juncture for the economic security of thousands of unemployed Mainers, for the effort to recover from the Great Recession and for the future […] MECEP Posted June 3, 2010 Tags Employment, Federal
Jobs and Income Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! As the 2010 election cycle shifts into high gear, one issue is front and center: the need to get Maine and America’s unemployed back to work. MECEP […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 16, 2010 Tags Employment, Jobs