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 […]

Maine Has Less Wage and Salary Income, More Transfer Payments than Nation as a Whole

Maine's Growth in Wage and Salary Income Trails the Nation

Child poverty fell in 2013, but median household income continues to go nowhere

Child poverty in Maine fell back to pre-recession levels in 2013, but income for the median household and the overall poverty rate saw no improvement, according to […]

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 […]

Flexible workplaces are good for Maine workers and Maine's economy

Workplace flexibility policies would benefit Maine’s working families and its large population of senior workers as well as its economy. Workplace flexibility means the acceptance of adjustments […]

Maine’s Large Number of “Involuntary” Part-time Workers Showing No Sign of Decline

Maine’s official unemployment rate continues to fall along with the nation as a whole, but “underemployment” is as big a problem as ever, according to data released […]

Boston Fed President Agrees: Many Mainers Still Struggling in Weak Labor Market

Like MECEP, the Boston Federal Reserve Bank is looking deeper into Maine’s labor market statistics finding that employment prospects for Mainers are still nowhere near as good […]

Maine's Labor Market Recovery: Far from Complete

Nearly five years after the end of the worst recession since the 1930s, Maine’s economic recovery is still far from complete. Maine has recouped only half the […]

Jobs Recovery by State: January 2011-December 2013

MECEP’s summary of state-by-state total job growth from January 2011 to December 2013,  Jobs Recovery By State Jan 2011 – Dec 2013