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Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Jobs report highlights continued barriers to Mainers returning to work

Today, the Maine Department of Labor released data showing a modest decline in jobs, further evidence that the September 4 expiration of supplemental unemployment support for tens […]

Arthur Phillips
Posted October 22, 2021
Tags Economy, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment, Wages
Jobs and Income

Maine’s job recovery stalled in September as COVID-19 surged

“I think we can finally put that theory to bed,” said Arthur Phillips, a policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, about the idea that […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted October 22, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Unemployment
Jobs and Income

'Rethink our lives' | Some Mainers change jobs, careers as a result of COVID-19 pandemic

James Myall, policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, agrees. “Because so many people either temporarily were put on furloughs, or ended up being let […]

NewsCenter Maine
Posted September 28, 2021
Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income

End to Extra Federal Jobless Aid to Impact Tens of Thousands of Mainers

James Myall, economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the reason many folks are enrolled in the federal programs in the first place […]

Public News Service
Posted August 19, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Federal, Unemployment
Jobs and Income

Midcoast municipalities grapple with staffing amid nationwide labor shortage

According to Maine Center for Economic Policy Policy Analyst James Myall, there are several issues, some of which are ongoing and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, that […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted August 10, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income

New Maine Law Says A Biz Can’t Ask About Your Criminal History

By doing this, there will be a greater pool of applicants, and Maine needs this right now to fill empty jobs in a time where they’re so […]

Q106.5
Posted July 26, 2021
Tags Economic Security, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income

Maine law will prohibit employers from inquiring about criminal history of applicants

“Mainers’ past mistakes should not continue to damage their chances of employment and economic prosperity for the rest of their lives,” James Myall, a policy director at […]

The Center Square
Posted July 23, 2021
Tags Economic Security, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income

Maine expands back-to-work bonuses after seeing just 300 applications in 2 weeks

Adding the benefit for workers who take part-time jobs could boost participation in the program, said James Myall, an analyst for the liberal Maine Center for Economic […]

Bangor Daily News
Posted July 1, 2021
Tags Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Jobs and Income

The tables have turned and it’s a workers’ market

“To a certain extent, having a tighter labor market is a good thing,” said James Myall, a policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “Scheduling […]

Sun Journal
Posted June 27, 2021
Tags Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Jobs and Income

Maine’s Worker shortage has deep roots

As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes in Maine, business-owners have begun to raise a new economic concern as they report difficulty hiring workers to fill vacancies.  These concerns […]

James Myall
Posted June 10, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment
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