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

Jobs and Income

Report projecting virtually no job growth in Maine through 2026 is seen as ‘a call to action’

[Maine Center for Economic Policy’s James] Myall said it’s important to remember that the Department of Labor’s grim projections about a lack of job growth in Maine […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 7, 2018

Tags Jobs

Jobs and Income

Some Farmington area stores struggle to get employees

“Rural Maine is aging faster than the rest of the state,” said James Myall, a policy analyst for the [Maine Center for Economic Policy]. “There are more […]

Morning Sentinel

Posted July 7, 2018

Tags Employment, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

Sexual harassment in state government is likely costing Maine millions

Sexual harassment in state government could be costing Maine taxpayers millions in employee turnover and lost productivity, according to MECEP analysis. This week, the Legislature’s State and […]

James Myall

Posted February 28, 2018

Tags Economy, Job Quality, Jobs

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Maine Women's Lobby hosts educational forum in Augusta on gender pay gap

Household incomes declined but wages increased in 2018. Here's how.

Right to strike would level the playing field for public workers, with benefits for all of us

Restaurant licenses, sales, jobs, wages and hours all up after Maine’s tipped wage hike

Hiring pressures push companies to unprecedented lengths to find workers

State of Working Maine 2018

'State of Working Maine 2018' examines job quality, offers solutions to make good jobs the norm

Report projecting virtually no job growth in Maine through 2026 is seen as ‘a call to action’

Some Farmington area stores struggle to get employees

Sexual harassment in state government is likely costing Maine millions