REPORT: State of Working Maine 2020

Download the PDF version Download Introduction: Race Equity Means A Stronger, Fairer Economy for All Mainers Race equity means: A stronger, fairer economy Better job opportunities Realizing […]

James Myall

Posted November 9, 2020

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Education, Higher Education, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Racial Equity, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

REPORT: Cuts to Pandemic Unemployment Compensation would harm 182,000 Mainers

The COVID-19 relief plan released by US Senate Republicans on July 27 would slash Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) by $400 per week, affecting approximately 182,000 Mainers […]

James Myall

Posted July 28, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Incomes, Unemployment

Health Care, Jobs and Income

Policy Brief: Paid family and medical leave proposal would provide fair benefits to nearly all Mainers

Summary: Nearly every Mainer will at some point face extraordinary circumstances that necessitate extended leave from work. Whether it’s a joyous occasion such as the birth of […]

James Myall

Posted April 19, 2019

Tags Family and Medical Leave

Jobs and Income

GOP amendment would undermine benefits of earned paid sick days Maine's workers and economy

A proposal to expand access to earn paid sick days would be watered down significantly if Republican lawmakers get their way. The original plan, LD 369, presented […]

James Myall

Posted March 12, 2019

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

State of Working Maine 2018

Contents Editor’s note: State of Working Maine 2018 contains extensive endnotes and citations not reflected in this online version of the report. To see the complete report […]

James Myall

Posted November 19, 2018

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Education, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

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

Jobs and Income

SNAP turns 40: Providing sustenance for working poor families

Friday, September 29 marks the 40th anniversary of the 1977 Food Stamp Act, the landmark law that established the nation’s modern anti-hunger program—as it’s now known, the […]

Jody Harris

Posted September 29, 2017

Tags Food Insecurity, SNAP

Jobs and Income

Out of work, out of hope – This is what a depressed economy looks like

Tens of thousands of Mainers disheartened by the dim prospects of good paying, middle-class jobs have given up looking for work. Some are discouraged to the point […]

James Myall

Posted September 21, 2017

Tags Economic Security, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Women have the right to vote, but still don't get equal pay for equal work

At the current pace, Maine women won’t see equal pay for equal work until 2057. Despite significant advances in civil rights, women still face economic inequality.

Sarah Austin

Posted August 26, 2017

Tags Incomes, Inequality

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Pine Tree Development Zones fail to create quality jobs in areas of need

As part of a multiyear review of business tax credits, the state’s government accountability office reported today that the Pine Tree Development Zone (PTDZ) program does not live up to its promise of creating good jobs in higher unemployment areas.

Sarah Austin

Posted August 23, 2017

Tags Economy, Jobs, Tax Breaks, Taxes

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REPORT: State of Working Maine 2020

REPORT: Cuts to Pandemic Unemployment Compensation would harm 182,000 Mainers

Policy Brief: Paid family and medical leave proposal would provide fair benefits to nearly all Mainers

GOP amendment would undermine benefits of earned paid sick days Maine's workers and economy

State of Working Maine 2018

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

SNAP turns 40: Providing sustenance for working poor families

Out of work, out of hope – This is what a depressed economy looks like

Women have the right to vote, but still don't get equal pay for equal work

Pine Tree Development Zones fail to create quality jobs in areas of need