Jobs and Income Broadly-Measured Unemployment Continues Slow Road to Recovery Although remaining well-above pre-recession levels, Maine’s “U6” rate of unemployment is showing signs of improvement along with the nation as a whole, according to data released last […] Joel Johnson Posted October 28, 2014 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income Slow Improvement in Broadly Measured Unemployment Mark Sullivan Posted October 28, 2014 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income Broadly Measured Unemployment Dropping Slowly in Maine and the US Mark Sullivan Posted October 28, 2014 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income Maine Job Watch: September 2014 Mark Sullivan Posted October 21, 2014 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income Maine’s Lack of Population and Job Growth Tamps Down Growth in Wages and Salaries Today’s data release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows Maine’s personal income growth kept pace with the nation and the region in the second quarter of 2014, but […] Joel Johnson Posted September 30, 2014 Tags Employment, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs
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
Jobs and Income July jobs report: Maine continues to lag US, New England recovery The July jobs report, released today, raises continued concerns about the strength of Maine’s economic recovery. The state’s July unemployment rate of 5.5 percent remains unchanged from a […] Garrett Martin Posted August 18, 2014 Tags Employment, Jobs, Recession
Jobs and Income Maine’s Real Unemployment and Jobs Picture Reflects Continuing Challenges for Maine Workers Over 90,000 Mainers are still struggling to find work according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A stubbornly large number of part-time workers […] Garrett Martin Posted July 29, 2014 Tags Employment, Incomes, Jobs
Jobs and Income What to Look for in Friday’s Jobs Report Tomorrow, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its monthly state-by-state jobs and employment report. While the data are subject to revision and should be viewed […] Garrett Martin Posted June 19, 2014 Tags Employment, Incomes, Jobs
Jobs and Income Jobs Recovery Nationally Showing Promise, But Maine Still Lags Far Behind Today’s national jobs report highlights an important milestone. As a nation, we have recovered 101 percent of jobs lost during the recession. Clearly we are headed in […] Garrett Martin Posted June 6, 2014 Tags Economy, Employment, Jobs