Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Focus on Collins as Senate makes paid sick days a sticking point in coronavirus response On Saturday, the U.S. House approved an emergency package providing free testing for the COVID-19 virus, enhanced unemployment benefits, and two weeks of paid sick days for just some […] Beacon Posted March 17, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Paid Sick Days, Recession, Unemployment
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy BIW criticized for offering only unpaid leave to workers The offer of unpaid leave made by BIW, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, the U.S.’s fifth-largest defense contractor, was immediately condemned on social media. “BIW’s parent company made […] Beacon Posted March 16, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Paid Sick Days, Recession, Unemployment
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy STATEMENT: MECEP praises Gov. Mills' effort to limit health care costs in wake of novel coronavirus pandemic AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in response to Gov. Janet Mills’ announced state action […] Posted March 12, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Recession, Unemployment
Maine’s Economy Report: State of Working Maine 2019 Introduction How should we measure Maine’s economy? An economy is strongest when it works for everyone. That means everyone has a fair shot at success, everyone’s contributions […] James Myall Posted December 18, 2019 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Food Insecurity, Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Unemployment, Wages
Maine’s Economy State of Working Maine 2017 Contents Introduction A lagging economy leaves rural Maine behind Employment rates mask a troubling trend away from work Eroding middle-class jobs and growing inequality worsen economic outlook […] MECEP Posted September 18, 2017 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Incomes, Unemployment, Wages
Jobs and Income Maine August Job Numbers Suggest “a Correction from Recent Artificially Low Unemployment Rates” “Eight and a half years after the Great Recession began, there are still fewer Mainers with jobs than in 2007.” Maine still lacks a clear and coherent strategy […] Posted September 20, 2016 Tags Jobs, Unemployment
Jobs and Income Maine May jobs numbers contain mixed news The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released state employment numbers for May, revealing that Maine was among the majority of states which experienced no statistically-significant […] James Myall Posted June 17, 2016 Tags Jobs, Recession, Unemployment
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Maine continues to lag behind in job creation The latest State & Local Area Unemployment Statistics are in from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and the difference between the Maine and national economies couldn’t […] James Myall Posted April 15, 2016 Tags Economy, Jobs, Unemployment
Maine’s Economy Economic Data Tell Consistent Story that Maine’s Recovery is Far From Complete Despite the recent fanfare about Maine’s low headline employment rate, the state’s economy has still not fully recovered from the effects of the Great Recession, some eight […] James Myall Posted April 1, 2016 Tags Economy, Incomes, Poverty, Unemployment
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy State Unemployment Rates by Race & Ethnicity New data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that racial disparities regarding employment persist across the country, including in Maine. This is a topic which […] James Myall Posted March 11, 2016 Tags Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity, Unemployment