Broadly Measured Unemployment Dropping Slowly in Maine and the US

Maine Job Watch: September 2014

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 […]

Maine’s Economic Recovery: Limited job growth, persistent underemployment, and declining incomes

For months, we’ve written about Maine’s anemic economic recovery relative to the rest of the country. Today’s August jobs report does little to change that story. Maine […]

July jobs report: Maine continues to lag US, New England recovery

The July jobs report, released today, raises continued concerns about the strength of Maine’s economic recovery. The state’s July unemployment rate of 5.5 percent remains unchanged from a […]

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 […]

What to Look for in Friday’s Jobs Report

Tomorrow, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its monthly state-by-state jobs and employment report. While the data are subject to revision and should be viewed […]

Jobs Recovery Nationally Showing Promise, But Maine Still Lags Far Behind

Today’s national jobs report highlights an important milestone. As a nation, we have recovered 101 percent of jobs lost during the recession. Clearly we are headed in […]

Maine’s Jobs Recovery is Mostly in Portland

4 out of every 5 jobs that Maine employers have added in the last five years have been in the greater Portland area, according to data released […]

Maine’s Large Number of “Involuntary” Part-time Workers Showing No Sign of Decline

Maine’s official unemployment rate continues to fall along with the nation as a whole, but “underemployment” is as big a problem as ever, according to data released […]