Jobs and Income

Data: 257,000 Mainers Having Trouble Paying Household Expenses

A new analysis of census data by the national Center for Budget and Policy Priorities and Maine Center for Economic Policy finds that about 257,000 Maine adults […]

Maine Public

Posted October 8, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Incomes, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Mills’ work search requirement adds additional burden for unemployed Mainers, advocates say

James Myall, policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, agreed that the order could make many feel they have to return to work. “The concern is […]

Beacon

Posted September 24, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

New Census data highlights cracks in the economy – even before COVID

New data released Thursday by the US Census Bureau show that many Mainers were already experiencing hardship before the COVID-19 pandemic and revealed the tenuous nature of the economic gains the state enjoyed in […]

James Myall

Posted September 18, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Poverty, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Despite modest recovery, pandemic hardship lingers for tens of thousands of Mainers

Tens of thousands of Maine households are still struggling to afford basic needs such as groceries and rent, according to the latest data from the US Census […]

James Myall

Posted September 16, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Incomes, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Trump’s executive actions don’t let Senate Republicans off the hook

The recent executive actions by President Donald Trump offer only a false sense of relief to the tens of thousands of Mainers who have seen their incomes […]

James Myall

Posted August 11, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment

Taxes and Budget

Maine leaders urge Congress to end gridlock on COVID-19 relief package

Democratic leaders and White House officials met Friday for the 10th time in 12 days, but those talks broke down again as the two sides remained hundreds of billions […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 7, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Recession, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Co-Chairs of Legislature's budget, labor committees join laid-off workers in call for Congress to pass real COVID-19 relief

Inaction by US Senate is increasing hardship for Mainers and threatens deeper, longer recession AUGUSTA, Maine — Mainers facing continued record-breaking unemployment and an unprecedented state revenue crisis […]

Posted August 7, 2020

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Low-income Mainers have been propping up the economy — and they just took a huge cut

Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the data makes the case for continued relief for the low-income families who need it […]

Beacon

Posted August 6, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Economists say reduced unemployment benefits will worsen unprecedented revenue shortfall

In addition to action at the federal level, state lawmakers can reduce the impact of the recession by passing progressive revenue policies, explained Mario Moretto, communications director […]

Beacon

Posted August 3, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Revenue, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

As unemployment benefits expire, activists use light show to plead with Collins

A recent analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) found that even with the additional $600 per week, “Mainers are facing hardships that would be made […]

Beacon

Posted July 31, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Susan Collins, Unemployment

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Data: 257,000 Mainers Having Trouble Paying Household Expenses

Mills’ work search requirement adds additional burden for unemployed Mainers, advocates say

New Census data highlights cracks in the economy – even before COVID

Despite modest recovery, pandemic hardship lingers for tens of thousands of Mainers

Trump’s executive actions don’t let Senate Republicans off the hook

Maine leaders urge Congress to end gridlock on COVID-19 relief package

Co-Chairs of Legislature's budget, labor committees join laid-off workers in call for Congress to pass real COVID-19 relief

Low-income Mainers have been propping up the economy — and they just took a huge cut

Economists say reduced unemployment benefits will worsen unprecedented revenue shortfall

As unemployment benefits expire, activists use light show to plead with Collins