Jobs and Income Maine’s Lack of Population and Job Growth Tamps Down Growth in Wages and Salaries Today’s data release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows Maine’s personal income growth kept pace with the nation and the region in the second quarter of 2014, but […] Joel Johnson Posted September 30, 2014 Tags Employment, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income Maine Has Less Wage and Salary Income, More Transfer Payments than Nation as a Whole Mark Sullivan Posted September 30, 2014 Tags Incomes, Job Quality
Jobs and Income Maine's Growth in Wage and Salary Income Trails the Nation Mark Sullivan Posted September 30, 2014 Tags Incomes, Job Quality
Jobs and Income A simple 1-2 punch to give working Mainers a raise Increasing Maine’s earned income tax credit and raising the state’s minimum wage would go a long way toward making work pay for Maine’s families today and lay […] Joel Johnson Posted September 5, 2014 Tags EITC, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Maine’s Working Families Deserve to Earn a Living Wage The new report by the Alliance for a Just Society, “Families Out of Balance: How a living wage helps families move from debt to stability,” provides sobering […] Christy Daggett Posted August 27, 2014 Tags Children, Incomes, Jobs, Poverty
Jobs and Income LePage Proposal Will Exacerbate Maine’s Hunger Crisis The facts are shocking. In the U.S. today, 1 in 7 Americans―more than 46 million people, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors―rely on food pantries […] Jody Harris Posted August 19, 2014 Tags Food Insecurity, SNAP
Jobs and Income More Data to Consider as Portland Debates Raising Its Minimum Wage Late last month, Portland Mayor Michael Brennan announced the initial details of his plan to raise the city’s minimum wage. If passed, the bill would likely raise the […] Hal Brewster Posted August 13, 2014 Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Maine’s Real Unemployment and Jobs Picture Reflects Continuing Challenges for Maine Workers Over 90,000 Mainers are still struggling to find work according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A stubbornly large number of part-time workers […] Garrett Martin Posted July 29, 2014 Tags Employment, Incomes, Jobs
Jobs and Income Flexible workplaces are good for Maine workers and Maine's economy Workplace flexibility policies would benefit Maine’s working families and its large population of senior workers as well as its economy. Workplace flexibility means the acceptance of adjustments […] Katherine Churchill Posted July 10, 2014 Tags Job Quality
Health Care, Jobs and Income Percy Spencer’s Candy Bar: Health Care Reform and the Innovation Economy Yesterday, my scientist brother promised my eight-year-old son a new Hot Wheels car if he could research and explain how the microwave cooked his lunch. My son […] Christy Daggett Posted June 24, 2014 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid
