Jobs and Income

September Employment Report Shows Maine's Job Growth Remains "Anemic at Best"

Augusta, Maine (Friday, October 19, 2012) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the September employment report […]

Posted October 19, 2012

Tags Employment, Jobs

August Employment Report Provides “Further Evidence that Job Growth in Maine is Non-existent”

Augusta, Maine (Friday, September 21, 2012) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the August employment report […]

Posted September 21, 2012

Tags Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Fact Sheet: Jobs in Focus. Maine Lawmakers Must Take Action to Overcome a Year of Job Losses and Put Mainers Back to Work

An analysis of federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data reveals that in the year beginning January 1, 2011, Maine lost 1,300 jobs. Fact Sheet: Jobs in […]

MECEP

Posted March 13, 2012

Tags Employment, Jobs

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

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September Employment Report Shows Maine's Job Growth Remains "Anemic at Best"

August Employment Report Provides “Further Evidence that Job Growth in Maine is Non-existent”

Fact Sheet: Jobs in Focus. Maine Lawmakers Must Take Action to Overcome a Year of Job Losses and Put Mainers Back to Work

Revised BLS Data Confirms that Maine Ranks Near the Bottom among the States in Job Creation

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1725 An Act to Strengthen the Unemployment Insurance Laws and Reduce Unemployment Fraud

What’s the real deal with jobs in Maine?

Fact Sheet: Getting Maine Back to Work

Employment Opportunities, Not Taxes Motivates People to Leave Maine

In the Maine Media

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