Jobs and Income

No Improvements in Jobs or Unemployment over the Past Year

Augusta, Maine (Monday, August 19, 2013) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the July employment report […]

Posted August 19, 2013

Tags Jobs, Unemployment

Maine Jobs Still Scarce Four Years after Recession

Today’s monthly jobs report brought predictable spin from Governor LePage, but a complete and honest assessment of the current state of Maine’s labor market doesn’t support his […]

Joel Johnson

Posted July 19, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Latest Jobs Report: No Cause for Celebration or Political Grandstanding

Augusta, Maine (Friday, July 19, 2013) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the June employment report […]

Posted July 19, 2013

Tags Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

How to Interpret Today’s Jobs Report

Today, the Maine Department of Labor released the monthly jobs report. It’s exciting, but as usual the overall picture of Maine’s labor market doesn’t change very much […]

Joel Johnson

Posted June 21, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs

Education, Jobs and Income

Low-Income Mainers Left Behind in GED Privatization

Mainers without a high school diploma do not fare well in the economy. They are stuck in low-paying jobs with little opportunity for advancement. For many working […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 17, 2013

Tags Education, Employment, Incomes, Jobs

Health Care

An Open Letter to Governor LePage

Dear Governor LePage, You’ve got a jobs problem. Since you took office, Maine ranks 46th in job growth and 47th in state economic growth. We’re last in […]

Garrett Martin

Posted June 13, 2013

Tags Affordable Care Act, Budget, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

8 Points about the “Gang of 11” Tax Plan

Tax reform must do more for working families and to ensure funds to educate our children, build strong communities, and grow Maine’s economy Recently a group of […]

Garrett Martin

Posted May 9, 2013

Tags Budget, Jobs, Taxes

Education

Higher Education Equals Better-Paying Jobs

We all know it. The surest path out of poverty is a good job with benefits. But to get one of these good-paying jobs, Mainers need more […]

Jody Harris

Posted March 25, 2013

Tags Budget, Children, Education, Incomes, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Raise the Minimum Wage to Reward Work and Boost Maine’s Economy

Today, Maine’s Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development (LCRED) takes action on LD 611, which would raise Maine’s minimum wage from $7.50 to […]

Joel Johnson

Posted March 22, 2013

Tags Economy, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Testimony at Hearing on LD 611: An Act to Adjust Maine's Minimum Wage Annually Based on Cost-of-living Changes

Increasing the minimum wage by a dollar and indexing it to inflation will reward hard-working Mainers and help pull Maine’s economy out of the doldrums after the […]

MECEP

Posted March 14, 2013

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage

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No Improvements in Jobs or Unemployment over the Past Year

Maine Jobs Still Scarce Four Years after Recession

Latest Jobs Report: No Cause for Celebration or Political Grandstanding

How to Interpret Today’s Jobs Report

Low-Income Mainers Left Behind in GED Privatization

An Open Letter to Governor LePage

8 Points about the “Gang of 11” Tax Plan

Higher Education Equals Better-Paying Jobs

Raise the Minimum Wage to Reward Work and Boost Maine’s Economy

Testimony at Hearing on LD 611: An Act to Adjust Maine's Minimum Wage Annually Based on Cost-of-living Changes