Jobs and Income Fact Sheet: 5 Facts to Remember about Unemployment and Jobs in Maine While Maine’s unemployment rate has fallen substantially in recent months, our state’s recovery from the recession is nowhere near complete. More than four-and-a-half years since the official […] Jody Harris Posted January 27, 2014 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income The State of Working Maine in 2013: An Ever Deepening Income Divide (Part 2) In my last post, I discussed how MECEP’s recently released report, The State of Working Maine in 2013, delves beyond the official monthly employment reports for more […] Mark Sullivan Posted December 13, 2013 Tags Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Poverty
Jobs and Income A Not-So-Merry Christmas for more than 3,500 Unemployed Mainers More than 3,500 unemployed Mainers will lose critical economic support for themselves and their families if Congress allows emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) to expire on December 28th, […] Joel Johnson Posted December 12, 2013 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income The State of Working Maine in 2013: Beyond the Official Unemployment Report (Part 1) On the first Friday of each month (unless there’s a government shutdown), the Department of Labor releases the official national unemployment report. The results often lead the […] Mark Sullivan Posted December 11, 2013 Tags Employment, Incomes
Jobs and Income Maine’s slow job and employment recovery makes food benefit cuts worse On November 1, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for a quarter of a million Mainers will decrease by $11 to $36 per month depending on household […] Jody Harris Posted November 1, 2013 Tags Employment, Food Insecurity, Jobs
Education, Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Bond Questions 2, 4, and 5: Maine needs to invest in higher education for struggling workers Thirty-six percent of the building stock at the University of Maine is 50 or more years old. Dwight Eisenhower was president when the state built most of […] Jody Harris Posted October 31, 2013 Tags Bonds, Education, Jobs
Education, Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget When small is mighty BIG! Robert Reich is short, four feet, eleven inches to be precise. I mention his height because the former labor secretary and current professor at the University of […] Mark Sullivan Posted October 18, 2013 Tags Budget, Children, Education, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid, Taxes
Jobs and Income Western Maine’s promising tourism economy needs a boost As the leaf peepers flock to Maine this week, the Western Mountains region, where the forests are ablaze with color, is prime foliage viewing country. These tourists […] Jody Harris Posted October 15, 2013 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Beware the Bogus Business Ranking Redux In December 2011, I wrote the blog post below in response to Forbes magazine’s “Best States for Business” list of that year. Now, for the fourth year […] Garrett Martin Posted October 1, 2013 Tags Economy
Jobs and Income Bad News: Poverty Up, Income Down The latest data from the Census Bureau show no improvement in two key indicators of economic well-being for Mainers. The poverty rate continues to rise and is […] Joel Johnson Posted September 20, 2013 Tags Incomes, Poverty
