Jobs and Income

In the words of workers: Mary Kate

Mary Kate shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2024 report. Click here to read the full report. Mary Kate is a registered […]

MECEP

Posted October 23, 2024

Tags Health Care, Job Quality, Jobs, Stories

Jobs and Income

State of Working Maine 2024: Gains and Gaps in a Strong Economy

Report PDF Summary pdf view stories State of Working Maine 2024 examines Maine’s economy and how it performs for working Mainers, particularly in the post-COVID era. A […]

James Myall

Posted October 23, 2024

Jobs and Income

Report finds Maine’s labor market strong, but households still struggle to meet basic costs

As average prices rose 20% nationally between 2019 and 2023, median household income in Maine rose 25% in that same timeframe, according to the State of Working […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted October 23, 2024

Tags Incomes, Inflation, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Wednesday Sit-Down: Incomes in Maine

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, James Myall, policy analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about incomes in Maine. […]

WGME

Posted September 25, 2024

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Community Voices for Change: Farmworker policy in Maine

Click here to listen to the full episode, first aired September 23, 2024 on WMPG.

WMPG

Posted September 23, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Unions

Jobs and Income

Speakers at Hallowell conference say uncompetitive pay, high turnover threaten direct care field

According to a Maine Center for Economic Policy study published in June, at least 2,300 more long-term care workers are needed across the state to close the […]

Central Maine Newspapers

Posted September 17, 2024

Tags Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Education, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Addressing the challenges of Maine's teacher shortage

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss the challenges Maine is seeing […]

WGME

Posted September 11, 2024

Tags Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

One group of workers in Maine still doesn't have access to basic protections like minimum wage

“Labor day is a reminder that we can build an economy that works for all of us.” says Garrett Martin, the President and CEO for the Maine […]

WVII

Posted September 3, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

3 reasons why “no tax on tips” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be 

Both Vice President Harris and former President Trump have recently endorsed the idea of exempting tipped income from federal income taxes. The effort also has a vehicle […]

James Myall

Posted August 30, 2024

Tags Income Tax, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wages

Jobs and Income

Farmworker Rights — An Explainer

Print Who are Maine’s farmworkers? The people who milk our cows, rake our blueberries, harvest our potatoes, and do the hard work to power Maine’s agricultural sector […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted August 29, 2024

Tags Explainer, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Poverty, Racial Equity, Unions, Wages

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In the words of workers: Mary Kate

State of Working Maine 2024: Gains and Gaps in a Strong Economy

Report finds Maine’s labor market strong, but households still struggle to meet basic costs

Wednesday Sit-Down: Incomes in Maine

Community Voices for Change: Farmworker policy in Maine

Speakers at Hallowell conference say uncompetitive pay, high turnover threaten direct care field

Wednesday Sit-Down: Addressing the challenges of Maine's teacher shortage

One group of workers in Maine still doesn't have access to basic protections like minimum wage

3 reasons why “no tax on tips” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Farmworker Rights — An Explainer

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In the words of workers: Mary Kate

State of Working Maine 2024: Gains and Gaps in a Strong Economy

Report finds Maine’s labor market strong, but households still struggle to meet basic costs

Wednesday Sit-Down: Incomes in Maine

Community Voices for Change: Farmworker policy in Maine

Speakers at Hallowell conference say uncompetitive pay, high turnover threaten direct care field

Wednesday Sit-Down: Addressing the challenges of Maine's teacher shortage

One group of workers in Maine still doesn't have access to basic protections like minimum wage

3 reasons why “no tax on tips” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Farmworker Rights — An Explainer

3 reasons why “no tax on tips” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be 