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

Maine’s Economy

State of Working Maine in 2013

Workers in Maine and across the nation remain in crisis. The typical working Mainer has yet to find relief from a long-term economic malaise that began more […]

MECEP

Posted November 25, 2013

Tags Economy, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Bad News: Poverty Up, Income Down

The latest data from the Census Bureau show no improvement in two key indicators of economic well-being for Mainers. The poverty rate continues to rise and is […]

Joel Johnson

Posted September 20, 2013

Tags Incomes, Poverty

Education, Jobs and Income

Low-Income Mainers Left Behind in GED Privatization

Mainers without a high school diploma do not fare well in the economy. They are stuck in low-paying jobs with little opportunity for advancement. For many working […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 17, 2013

Tags Education, Employment, Incomes, Jobs

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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)

State of Working Maine in 2013

Bad News: Poverty Up, Income Down

Low-Income Mainers Left Behind in GED Privatization