Jobs and Income

After pandemic exposed Maine’s frayed safety net, report details best policy solutions

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that policymakers must take steps to improve working conditions and ensure greater racial and economic equity, according to a new report […]

Beacon

Posted November 9, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Economic burden of the COVID-19 pandemic falls hardest on Mainers of color

The pandemic shined a lens on existing racial and gender disparities in Maine and throughout the country during the pandemic, highlighting large differences in access to jobs […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 9, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Report: Mainers who work in-person 50 percent more likely to contract coronavirus

The Maine Center for Economic Policy found those who worked in-person were 50 percent more likely to contract the virus than remote workers. Black Mainers were more […]

WGME

Posted November 9, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Maine Center for Economic Policy releases ‘State of Working Maine’ report

A new report by the Maine Center for Economic Policy points to a general undervaluing of work that is sometimes deemed critical or essential. It also noted […]

WABI

Posted November 9, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Cutting off unemployment benefits did little to return Mainers to work

Maine’s negative job growth reflects what’s going on across the nation, said James Myall, a policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “As expected, coercing […]

Beacon

Posted October 26, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Jobs report highlights continued barriers to Mainers returning to work

Today, the Maine Department of Labor released data showing a modest decline in jobs, further evidence that the September 4 expiration of supplemental unemployment support for tens […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted October 22, 2021

Tags Economy, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment, Wages

Jobs and Income

Progress for Maine Workers in the first part of the 130th Legislature

After a particularly difficult year for Maine workers — during which many people labored under intense pressure and the looming threat of the COVID-19 pandemic — the […]

James Myall

Posted September 1, 2021

Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Paid Sick Days, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Investing in state employees will grow Maine’s economy and address the gender pay gap

A busy legislative session wrapped up with an urgent issue unresolved: the future of public sector work in Maine. After years of being underpaid and working in […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted August 12, 2021

Tags Budget, Economy, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Midcoast municipalities grapple with staffing amid nationwide labor shortage

According to Maine Center for Economic Policy Policy Analyst James Myall, there are several issues, some of which are ongoing and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, that […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 10, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

New Maine Law Says A Biz Can’t Ask About Your Criminal History

By doing this, there will be a greater pool of applicants, and Maine needs this right now to fill empty jobs in a time where they’re so […]

Q106.5

Posted July 26, 2021

Tags Economic Security, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

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After pandemic exposed Maine’s frayed safety net, report details best policy solutions

Economic burden of the COVID-19 pandemic falls hardest on Mainers of color

Report: Mainers who work in-person 50 percent more likely to contract coronavirus

Maine Center for Economic Policy releases ‘State of Working Maine’ report

Cutting off unemployment benefits did little to return Mainers to work

Jobs report highlights continued barriers to Mainers returning to work

Progress for Maine Workers in the first part of the 130th Legislature

Investing in state employees will grow Maine’s economy and address the gender pay gap

Midcoast municipalities grapple with staffing amid nationwide labor shortage

New Maine Law Says A Biz Can’t Ask About Your Criminal History