Maine’s Economy

Census Bureau Data: No Improvement in Poverty Rate or Median Household Income Confirm Maine’s Weak Economic Recovery

Maine median household income is lowest in New England and poverty rate remains significantly higher than during the recession Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 18, 2014) New census […]

Posted September 18, 2014

Tags Incomes, Poverty, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine’s Working Families Deserve to Earn a Living Wage

The new report by the Alliance for a Just Society, “Families Out of Balance: How a living wage helps families move from debt to stability,” provides sobering […]

Christy Daggett

Posted August 27, 2014

Tags Children, Incomes, Jobs, Poverty

Jobs and Income

More Data to Consider as Portland Debates Raising Its Minimum Wage

Late last month, Portland Mayor Michael Brennan announced the initial details of his plan to raise the city’s minimum wage. If passed, the bill would likely raise the […]

Hal Brewster

Posted August 13, 2014

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage

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

Much of New Hampshire is a Bedroom of Massachusetts

Yesterday’s report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities briefly touches on another fact about New Hampshire that anti-tax activists never mention: much of the state […]

Joel Johnson

Posted May 9, 2014

Tags Incomes, Jobs, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

The Income Gap between Those at the Very Top of the Economic Ladder and Everyone Else Is Growing Wider

EPI finds that between 2009 and 2011, the top one percent in Maine captured 60 percent of all income growth (Augusta, Maine) From 2009 to 2011, the […]

Posted February 19, 2014

Tags Incomes, Inequality

Education, Health Care, Jobs and Income

State Policies Are Failing Maine's Working Moms

In 2012, women headed one of every three low-income working families in Maine, according to a new report released today by the Working Poor Families Project. These […]

Jody Harris

Posted February 12, 2014

Tags Affordable Care Act, Children, Education, EITC, Employment, Health Care, Incomes, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Poverty, TANF

Jobs and Income

The State of Working Maine in 2013: An Ever Deepening Income Divide (Part 2)

In my last post, I discussed how MECEP’s recently released report, The State of Working Maine in 2013, delves beyond the official monthly employment reports for more […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 13, 2013

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Poverty

Jobs and Income

The State of Working Maine in 2013: Beyond the Official Unemployment Report (Part 1)

On the first Friday of each month (unless there’s a government shutdown), the Department of Labor releases the official national unemployment report. The results often lead the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 11, 2013

Tags Employment, Incomes

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Census Bureau Data: No Improvement in Poverty Rate or Median Household Income Confirm Maine’s Weak Economic Recovery

Maine’s Working Families Deserve to Earn a Living Wage

More Data to Consider as Portland Debates Raising Its Minimum Wage

Maine’s Real Unemployment and Jobs Picture Reflects Continuing Challenges for Maine Workers

What to Look for in Friday’s Jobs Report

Much of New Hampshire is a Bedroom of Massachusetts

The Income Gap between Those at the Very Top of the Economic Ladder and Everyone Else Is Growing Wider

State Policies Are Failing Maine's Working Moms

The State of Working Maine in 2013: An Ever Deepening Income Divide (Part 2)

The State of Working Maine in 2013: Beyond the Official Unemployment Report (Part 1)