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, Taxes and Budget

Build Back Better promises to transform child care

The Biden administration’s Build Back Better plan is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fundamentally change the lives of working people, families, and children in Maine. Among other pillars, the plan […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted September 29, 2021

Tags Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Children, Jobs, Wages

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

Progress for Maine Workers in the first part of the 130th Legislature

After a particularly difficult year for Maine workers — during which many people labored under intense pressure and the looming threat of the COVID-19 pandemic — the […]

James Myall

Posted September 1, 2021

Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Paid Sick Days, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Investing in state employees will grow Maine’s economy and address the gender pay gap

A busy legislative session wrapped up with an urgent issue unresolved: the future of public sector work in Maine. After years of being underpaid and working in […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted August 12, 2021

Tags Budget, Economy, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

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

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Jobs report highlights continued barriers to Mainers returning to work

Build Back Better promises to transform child care

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

Progress for Maine Workers in the first part of the 130th Legislature

Investing in state employees will grow Maine’s economy and address the gender pay gap

Midcoast municipalities grapple with staffing amid nationwide labor shortage

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

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

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

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