Jobs and Income

Pandemic workplace risks reveal the need for more worker safety protections

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continuing to claim more than 1,500 lives in the United States every day, the need for safe workplaces is clearer than ever […]

James Myall

Posted February 11, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

4 Maine Burger King restaurants are closing for good

But overall, quick-service restaurants like Burger King have fared better than other kinds of restaurants during the pandemic, James Myall, policy analyst at the left-leaning Maine Center […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 28, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Jobs

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Maine sees slowing jobs recovery as families face ongoing pandemic hardship

After a wave of initial improvement in the summer, Maine’s jobs recovery appears to have slowed as 2020 draws to a close, according to recently released state and federal data […]

James Myall

Posted December 22, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Pandemic leads more Mainers to work fewer hours or in less-skilled jobs

The number of underemployed workers typically increases during times of economic downturn, as individuals who are struggling to get by or lose unemployment benefits are more likely […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 19, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Maine looks beyond the numbers in search of a fair employment playing field

“Up until this crisis moment, I think there were good intentions, but people didn’t really know they didn’t know,” says Deb Breiting, cofounder of Maine Intercultural Communication […]

MaineBiz

Posted December 14, 2020

Tags Employment, Jobs, Racial Equity

Maine’s Economy

Maine’s unequal pandemic recession and recovery

Maine’s economy is making a slow but steady recovery from the depths of the downturn spurred by the arrival of the coronavirus and COVID-19. But like the […]

James Myall

Posted October 20, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Jobs, Racial Equity

Jobs and Income

State predicts Maine will lose nearly 16,000 jobs by 2028

While a tight labor market may raise wages, Maine would be in a better position if it had more in-migration, said Garrett Martin, executive director of the […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted October 13, 2020

Tags Jobs

Jobs and Income

Report Finds That 182,000 Mainers Would Be Affected By Cuts To Supplemental Unemployment Benefits

The newest COVID-19 stimulus plan that Senate Republicans released Monday would cut supplemental unemployment benefits from $600 to $200 a week. That would impact about 182,000 Mainers, […]

Maine Public

Posted July 29, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Analysis worries many Maine layoffs could become permanent

The effects of the COVID-19 financial downturn have wiped out as many as one in six jobs in Maine, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), and […]

The Center Square

Posted June 16, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Maine women and young adults hit hardest by unemployment

It is the first detailed look at which groups have lost the most jobs since many businesses in Maine and across the country ground to a halt […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted May 19, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Jobs, Unemployment

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Pandemic workplace risks reveal the need for more worker safety protections

4 Maine Burger King restaurants are closing for good

Maine sees slowing jobs recovery as families face ongoing pandemic hardship

Pandemic leads more Mainers to work fewer hours or in less-skilled jobs

Maine looks beyond the numbers in search of a fair employment playing field

Maine’s unequal pandemic recession and recovery

State predicts Maine will lose nearly 16,000 jobs by 2028

Report Finds That 182,000 Mainers Would Be Affected By Cuts To Supplemental Unemployment Benefits

Analysis worries many Maine layoffs could become permanent

Maine women and young adults hit hardest by unemployment