Jobs and Income

Testimony in Support of LD 1318, An Act To Promote Individual Private Savings Accounts through a Public-private Partnership

Part-time workers are mostly ineligible for employer retirement plans. Just over 40,000 Mainers work in part-time jobs. Maine has the sixth highest rate of “involuntary part-time” employment […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 7, 2015

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Testimony in Support of LD 1217 An Act to Require at Least 2 Weeks’ Advance Notice of the Work Schedule for Hourly Employees at Certain Businesses

LD 1217 promotes fairness for workers and among employers that rely on part-time workers who hold multiple jobs. It also is a foundational piece to building a strong […]

Christy Daggett

Posted April 27, 2015

Tags Fair Scheduling, Job Quality

Health Care

Maine Work-related Injuries

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 15, 2014

Tags Economy, Health Care, Job Quality

Jobs and Income

Mainers on Disability

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 15, 2014

Tags Economy, Health Care, Job Quality

Jobs and Income

Fewer than One in Five Maine Households Have Incomes above $100,000 per Year

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 21, 2014

Tags Incomes, Job Quality

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

Maine’s Economy

Child poverty fell in 2013, but median household income continues to go nowhere

Child poverty in Maine fell back to pre-recession levels in 2013, but income for the median household and the overall poverty rate saw no improvement, according to […]

Joel Johnson

Posted September 18, 2014

Tags Children, Incomes, Job Quality, Poverty

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

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Testimony in Support of LD 1318, An Act To Promote Individual Private Savings Accounts through a Public-private Partnership

Testimony in Support of LD 1217 An Act to Require at Least 2 Weeks’ Advance Notice of the Work Schedule for Hourly Employees at Certain Businesses

Maine Work-related Injuries

Mainers on Disability

Fewer than One in Five Maine Households Have Incomes above $100,000 per Year

Maine’s Lack of Population and Job Growth Tamps Down Growth in Wages and Salaries

Maine Has Less Wage and Salary Income, More Transfer Payments than Nation as a Whole

Maine's Growth in Wage and Salary Income Trails the Nation

Child poverty fell in 2013, but median household income continues to go nowhere

More Data to Consider as Portland Debates Raising Its Minimum Wage