Jobs and Income

Testimony in Support of LD 843, An Act to Raise the Minimum Wage and Index It to the National Average Wage

“An increase in Maine’s minimum wage is long overdue. Adjusted for inflation, the minimum wage in Maine is lower than it was forty years ago. Wages for […]

MECEP

Posted March 23, 2015

Tags Incomes, Minimum Wage

A simple 1-2 punch to give working Mainers a raise

Increasing Maine’s earned income tax credit and raising the state’s minimum wage would go a long way toward making work pay for Maine’s families today and lay […]

Joel Johnson

Posted September 5, 2014

Tags EITC, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

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 […]

Hal Brewster

Posted August 13, 2014

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Maine's Jobs Recovery from the Great Recession Continues to Lag behind Other States

Recovery weakest in rural areas and among workers 25 to 54, those most likely to be raising families, saving for the future. Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, April 1, […]

Posted April 1, 2014

Tags Jobs, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Today's Jobs Report Finds Maine's Weak Jobs Recovery Continues

Based on the most reliable data available, Maine ranked 48th among the states in job growth from January 2011 to September 2013. Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 17, […]

Posted March 17, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

The Truth about Governor LePage’s Own Jobs Claim

In Governor LePage’s recent State of the State address he touted his economic performance stating “Almost 13,000 new private-sector jobs have been created since we took office.” […]

Garrett Martin

Posted February 19, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Education, Health Care, Jobs and Income

State Policies Are Failing Maine's Working Moms

In 2012, women headed one of every three low-income working families in Maine, according to a new report released today by the Working Poor Families Project. These […]

Jody Harris

Posted February 12, 2014

Tags Affordable Care Act, Children, Education, EITC, Employment, Health Care, Incomes, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Poverty, TANF

Education

Today's Jobs Report "Only One Piece of the Picture"

“Typical wages and household incomes are low and flat, poverty is rising, and the state has one of the highest percentages of part-time workers who want more […]

Posted January 28, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Education

State of Working Maine in 2013: Maine Workers "Remain in Crisis"

“Employment opportunities for Maine workers are still scarce more than four years since the end of recession” Augusta, Maine (Monday, November 25, 2013) More than four years […]

Posted November 25, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Raise the Minimum Wage to Reward Work and Boost Maine’s Economy

Today, Maine’s Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development (LCRED) takes action on LD 611, which would raise Maine’s minimum wage from $7.50 to […]

Joel Johnson

Posted March 22, 2013

Tags Economy, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage

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Testimony in Support of LD 843, An Act to Raise the Minimum Wage and Index It to the National Average Wage

A simple 1-2 punch to give working Mainers a raise

More Data to Consider as Portland Debates Raising Its Minimum Wage

Maine's Jobs Recovery from the Great Recession Continues to Lag behind Other States

Today's Jobs Report Finds Maine's Weak Jobs Recovery Continues

The Truth about Governor LePage’s Own Jobs Claim

State Policies Are Failing Maine's Working Moms

Today's Jobs Report "Only One Piece of the Picture"

State of Working Maine in 2013: Maine Workers "Remain in Crisis"

Raise the Minimum Wage to Reward Work and Boost Maine’s Economy