Maine’s Economy Report: State of Working Maine 2019 Introduction How should we measure Maine’s economy? An economy is strongest when it works for everyone. That means everyone has a fair shot at success, everyone’s contributions […] James Myall Posted December 18, 2019 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Food Insecurity, Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Unemployment, Wages
Jobs and Income Feminism benefits everyone working jobs historically seen as ‘women’s work’ I attended a town hall meeting and panel discussion on Nov. 23 hosted by the Maine Women’s Lobby. The panel, assembled in the community room at Lithgow […] Beacon Posted November 27, 2019 Tags Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income 10 years of failing to raise the federal minimum wage U.S. Department of Labor statistics show that wages grew across the board for Maine workers in 2017. Analysis by the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy found that income growth in […] Bangor Daily News Posted November 27, 2019 Tags Children, Economic Security, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Maine Women's Lobby hosts educational forum in Augusta on gender pay gap “The further women are along in their careers, the bigger the gap they have compared to men of the same age, education level and experience,” said James […] WMTW Posted November 25, 2019 Tags Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs
Maine’s Economy Household incomes declined but wages increased in 2018. Here's how. The latest round of 2018 data from the census bureau released last week contained two apparently contradictory trends: Household incomes in Maine went down over the previous […] James Myall Posted October 9, 2019 Tags Economy, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income Right to strike would level the playing field for public workers, with benefits for all of us The right of workers to organize and bargain with their employer benefits all Mainers. Collective bargaining leads to better wages, safer workplaces, and a fairer and more […] James Myall Posted April 17, 2019 Tags Jobs, Unions
Jobs and Income Restaurant licenses, sales, jobs, wages and hours all up after Maine’s tipped wage hike As policy analyst James Myall with the Maine Center for Economic Policy points out, if increasing servers’ wages would cause restaurants and bars to close, as Republican […] Beacon Posted March 6, 2019 Tags Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income Hiring pressures push companies to unprecedented lengths to find workers Maine’s unemployment rate also doesn’t reveal the level of under-employment. In 2017, 26,000 residents — more than the number of those who were jobless — worked part-time […] MaineBiz Posted December 10, 2018 Tags Jobs
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy State of Working Maine 2018 Contents Editor’s note: State of Working Maine 2018 contains extensive endnotes and citations not reflected in this online version of the report. To see the complete report […] James Myall Posted November 19, 2018 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Education, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Jobs and Income 'State of Working Maine 2018' examines job quality, offers solutions to make good jobs the norm Too many jobs pay too little, are too unpredictable and don’t support Mainers’ well-being. With smart policy changes, we can turn all jobs into good jobs AUGUSTA, Maine […] Posted November 15, 2018 Tags Job Quality, Jobs