How public policy has and hasn’t increased equity for Black Mainers

Black History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the extent to which Maine has seen recent progress on reducing inequalities that impact Black Mainers. Data shows […]

James Myall

Posted February 27, 2024

Tags Economic Security, Employment, Immigration, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Poverty, Racial Equity, Unemployment, Wages

Jobs and Income

More parents opting to leave workforce completely due to childcare costs

The Maine Center for Economic Policy reports that from last year to February of this year 24,000 Mainers cited lack of available childcare as the primary reason […]

NewsCenter Maine

Posted September 28, 2023

Tags Child Care, Employment, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

In the words of workers: Kate Hunter

Kate shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2022 report. Click here to view the full report, as well as other workers’ stories. Kate […]

MECEP

Posted October 11, 2022

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment, Wages

Jobs and Income

In the words of workers: Gervin Kah

Gervin shared his story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2022 report. Click here to view the full report, as well as other workers’ stories. […]

MECEP

Posted October 11, 2022

Tags Immigration, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

State of Working Maine 2022

Download the PDF: Full Report Summary In 2020, for the second time in a little more than a decade, the United States suffered one of the biggest […]

James Myall

Posted October 11, 2022

Tags Children, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment, Unions, Wages

Jobs and Income

Editorial: Removing workforce barriers

Last week, the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal-leaning think tank, released a report titled “State of Working Maine” and in it detailed the impact of the pandemic on […]

Mount Desert Islander

Posted December 2, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Racial Equity, Unemployment, Wages

Jobs and Income

After pandemic exposed Maine’s frayed safety net, report details best policy solutions

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that policymakers must take steps to improve working conditions and ensure greater racial and economic equity, according to a new report […]

Beacon

Posted November 9, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Economic burden of the COVID-19 pandemic falls hardest on Mainers of color

The pandemic shined a lens on existing racial and gender disparities in Maine and throughout the country during the pandemic, highlighting large differences in access to jobs […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 9, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Report: Mainers who work in-person 50 percent more likely to contract coronavirus

The Maine Center for Economic Policy found those who worked in-person were 50 percent more likely to contract the virus than remote workers. Black Mainers were more […]

WGME

Posted November 9, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Maine Center for Economic Policy releases ‘State of Working Maine’ report

A new report by the Maine Center for Economic Policy points to a general undervaluing of work that is sometimes deemed critical or essential. It also noted […]

WABI

Posted November 9, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

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How public policy has and hasn’t increased equity for Black Mainers

More parents opting to leave workforce completely due to childcare costs

In the words of workers: Kate Hunter

In the words of workers: Gervin Kah

State of Working Maine 2022

Editorial: Removing workforce barriers

After pandemic exposed Maine’s frayed safety net, report details best policy solutions

Economic burden of the COVID-19 pandemic falls hardest on Mainers of color

Report: Mainers who work in-person 50 percent more likely to contract coronavirus

Maine Center for Economic Policy releases ‘State of Working Maine’ report