Jobs and Income

Opponents proven wrong on minimum wage make same attacks on paid sick days

According to an analysis of the data by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), “Employment increased in nearly every industry, including the lowest-wage industries, where job […]

Beacon

Posted January 10, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income

Editorial: Maine minimum-wage hike eases child poverty

A government policy that moved families out of poverty would spare children from these sad outcomes. Fortunately, Maine has such a program. According to an analysis by […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 3, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Minimum wage increase seen boosting pay for 143,000 Mainers this year

The $1-an-hour state minimum wage increase that took effect on Jan. 1 will boost pay for 143,000 Mainers in 2019, according to the Maine Center for Economic […]

MaineBiz

Posted January 2, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Minimum wage increase will boost pay for 143,000 Mainers in 2019

CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Increase to $11 per hour will increase low-wage Mainers’ income by more than $111 million AUGUSTA, Maine — Workers with low wages […]

Posted December 31, 2018

Tags Economy, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

With minimum-wage increase, Maine families can expect another financial boost in new year

A September 2018 report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) showed the number of Mainers under 18 living in poverty has declined significantly, going from roughly 43,000 children […]

Beacon

Posted December 31, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Minimum wage goes up to $11

A brief issued in September by the Maine Center for Economic Policy showed that the minimum wage increase may have already had a positive effect in reducing […]

The Ellsworth American

Posted December 27, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Personal income grew in Maine — thanks to the minimum wage

Income for the poorest Mainers rose much faster for these workers than for any other group. Compared with 2016, household incomes for the bottom quarter of Maine […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 24, 2018

Tags Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Editorial: Fewer Maine children are living in poverty. Thank the minimum wage increase.

The Bangor Daily News editorial board published an editorial citing MECEP’s research linking the 2017 minimum wage increase to a dramatic reduction in child poverty: Income for […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted October 3, 2018

Tags Children, Minimum Wage, Poverty

Jobs and Income

MECEP Policy Brief: Minimum wage increase brought higher wages, reduced child poverty in 2017

Summary: Maine’s voter-approved minimum wage increase in 2017 led to the fastest wage increase in a decade for low-income Mainers and helped lift 10,000 Maine children out […]

James Myall

Posted September 24, 2018

Tags Children, Economic Security, Minimum Wage

Maine’s Economy

New federal wage data brings more evidence for success of Maine's new minimum wage law

New Occupational and Employment Statistics, or OES, data released Friday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics continued to strengthen the case that Maine’s new voter-approved minimum […]

James Myall

Posted April 2, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

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Opponents proven wrong on minimum wage make same attacks on paid sick days

Editorial: Maine minimum-wage hike eases child poverty

Minimum wage increase seen boosting pay for 143,000 Mainers this year

Minimum wage increase will boost pay for 143,000 Mainers in 2019

With minimum-wage increase, Maine families can expect another financial boost in new year

Minimum wage goes up to $11

Personal income grew in Maine — thanks to the minimum wage

Editorial: Fewer Maine children are living in poverty. Thank the minimum wage increase.

MECEP Policy Brief: Minimum wage increase brought higher wages, reduced child poverty in 2017

New federal wage data brings more evidence for success of Maine's new minimum wage law