Jobs and Income

Cutting off unemployment benefits did little to return Mainers to work

Maine’s negative job growth reflects what’s going on across the nation, said James Myall, a policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “As expected, coercing […]

Beacon

Posted October 26, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

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

Maine’s job recovery stalled in September as COVID-19 surged

“I think we can finally put that theory to bed,” said Arthur Phillips, a policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, about the idea that […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted October 22, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Progressive group estimates up to 95K Mainers impacted by end of federal unemployment aid

The Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive group, says more than 22,000 Mainers have now lost those federal benefits, citing data from the Maine Department of […]

WMTW

Posted September 7, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Latest data shows up to 95,000 Mainers risk losing unemployment benefits this week

As noted by Maine Center for Economic Policy in a previous article, September 4 marks the end of new federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs enacted by Congress […]

James Myall

Posted September 6, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal, Unemployment, Wages

Jobs and Income

End to Extra Federal Jobless Aid to Impact Tens of Thousands of Mainers

James Myall, economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the reason many folks are enrolled in the federal programs in the first place […]

Public News Service

Posted August 19, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Federal, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Nearly 86,000 Mainers at risk of losing unemployment benefits in less than a month

Unless Congress acts quickly, the expiration of temporary federal expansions to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) system will push almost 86,000 Mainers off an economic cliff in early […]

James Myall

Posted August 4, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal, Unemployment, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine’s Worker shortage has deep roots

As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes in Maine, business-owners have begun to raise a new economic concern as they report difficulty hiring workers to fill vacancies. These concerns […]

James Myall

Posted June 10, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Complex worker shortage problem strains businesses, employees in central Maine

James Myall, policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the availability of workers depends on the industry. He does not think the extra unemployment […]

Yahoo! News

Posted May 22, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Job Quality, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Transformative “American Rescue Plan” will deliver $6 billion to Maine’s economy

The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act recently approved by Congress will deliver roughly $6 billion to Maine’s economy, according to recent MECEP analysis. The top initiatives that will support Maine’s economic […]

James Myall

Posted April 2, 2021

Tags Children, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Education, EITC, Federal, Housing, Infrastructure, K-12 Education, SNAP, Taxes, Unemployment

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Cutting off unemployment benefits did little to return Mainers to work

Jobs report highlights continued barriers to Mainers returning to work

Maine’s job recovery stalled in September as COVID-19 surged

Progressive group estimates up to 95K Mainers impacted by end of federal unemployment aid

Latest data shows up to 95,000 Mainers risk losing unemployment benefits this week

End to Extra Federal Jobless Aid to Impact Tens of Thousands of Mainers

Nearly 86,000 Mainers at risk of losing unemployment benefits in less than a month

Maine’s Worker shortage has deep roots

Complex worker shortage problem strains businesses, employees in central Maine

Transformative “American Rescue Plan” will deliver $6 billion to Maine’s economy