Jobs and Income Collins pushes for federal minimum wage even lower than Maine’s rate Analysts have pointed out that, factoring in inflation, Collins’ new proposal provides even less for low-wage workers than what she supported previously. In 2014, Collins voted against a $10.10 […] Beacon Posted February 26, 2021 Tags Federal, Incomes, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Court case begins in Portland to settle hazard pay disputes An independent study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal think tank, found that at least 9,700 workers would be impacted by the emergency hazard […] Bangor Daily News Posted January 20, 2021 Tags Coronavirus, Incomes, Wages
Jobs and Income Portland: Minimum Wage Increase Won't Be Enforced Until 2022 Wages could rise for as many as 23,500 Portland workers because of the ordinance, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning research and advocacy […] Associated Press Posted November 11, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income City says it won’t enforce emergency wage for Portland workers until 2022 As many as 23,500 Portland workers could eventually see a wage increase under the new ordinance, including 14,000 workers making less than $15 an hour, according to […] Central Maine Newspapers Posted November 10, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy 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 Data: 257,000 Mainers Having Trouble Paying Household Expenses A new analysis of census data by the national Center for Budget and Policy Priorities and Maine Center for Economic Policy finds that about 257,000 Maine adults […] Maine Public Posted October 8, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Incomes, Unemployment
Jobs and Income Despite modest recovery, pandemic hardship lingers for tens of thousands of Mainers Tens of thousands of Maine households are still struggling to afford basic needs such as groceries and rent, according to the latest data from the US Census […] James Myall Posted September 16, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Incomes, Unemployment
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
Maine’s Economy 86,000 Mainers face steep income losses if Congress doesn’t extend pandemic unemployment benefits The economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic is unprecedented in our lifetimes. The urgent public health requirement that Mainers stay home as much as possible has […] James Myall Posted July 16, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Incomes, Unemployment
Maine’s Economy Report: State of Working Maine 2019 Introduction How should we measure Maine’s economy? An economy is strongest when it works for everyone. That means everyone has a fair shot at success, everyone’s contributions […] James Myall Posted December 18, 2019 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Food Insecurity, Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Unemployment, Wages