Education, Jobs and Income Low-Income Mainers Left Behind in GED Privatization Mainers without a high school diploma do not fare well in the economy. They are stuck in low-paying jobs with little opportunity for advancement. For many working […] Jody Harris Posted June 17, 2013 Tags Education, Employment, Incomes, Jobs
Education Workforce bill helps adult learners, but does not go far enough Nearly one in four Maine adults have started college, but never earned their degree. According to the Working Poor Families Project, Maine has one of the highest […] Jody Harris Posted May 23, 2013 Tags Education, Employment
Jobs and Income Community is important to our economy too Our political leaders often are singularly focused on business growth as our economic savior. And there is no doubt, businesses are vital as employers, purchasers, and investors. […] Jody Harris Posted January 14, 2013 Tags Economy, Employment
Jobs and Income Improving Skills of Low-Income Working Mainers Mainers need good jobs. Businesses need good workers. It would seem a match made in heaven. Yet, there is a gap between the education and training of […] Jody Harris Posted November 27, 2012 Tags Education, Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income October Employment Report Finds "Maine's Jobs Crisis Persists" Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, November 20, 2012) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the October employment report […] Posted November 20, 2012 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income September Employment Report Shows Maine's Job Growth Remains "Anemic at Best" Augusta, Maine (Friday, October 19, 2012) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the September employment report […] Posted October 19, 2012 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income August Employment Report Provides “Further Evidence that Job Growth in Maine is Non-existent” Augusta, Maine (Friday, September 21, 2012) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the August employment report […] Posted September 21, 2012 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income Fact Sheet: Jobs in Focus. Maine Lawmakers Must Take Action to Overcome a Year of Job Losses and Put Mainers Back to Work An analysis of federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data reveals that in the year beginning January 1, 2011, Maine lost 1,300 jobs. Fact Sheet: Jobs in […] MECEP Posted March 13, 2012 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income Revised BLS Data Confirms that Maine Ranks Near the Bottom among the States in Job Creation Statistics show Maine lost 1,300 jobs in 2011 and ranked 45th in per capita job growth Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, March 13, 2012) Revised data from the […] Posted March 13, 2012 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income Testimony at Hearing on LD 1725 An Act to Strengthen the Unemployment Insurance Laws and Reduce Unemployment Fraud As we are all too intimately aware, Maine has a jobs deficit. Approximately 48,700 Mainers are unemployed.1 In 2011, we lost approximately 7,200 jobs.2 Our top priority […] MECEP Posted January 27, 2012 Tags Employment, Jobs
