Jobs and Income

New year brings raise for minimum-wage workers, in final phase of voter-approved plan

“When workers with low incomes have more money in their pockets, the entire economy benefits,” Myall said in a statement. “Workers in low-paying jobs tend to spend […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted December 31, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Minimum wage increase will boost pay for nearly 171,000 Mainers in 2020

CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Increase to $12 per hour will lift low-wage Mainers’ earnings by $158 million AUGUSTA, Maine — Workers with low wages will receive […]

Posted December 30, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Report: State of Working Maine 2019

Introduction How should we measure Maine’s economy? An economy is strongest when it works for everyone. That means everyone has a fair shot at success, everyone’s contributions […]

James Myall

Posted December 18, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Food Insecurity, Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Unemployment, Wages

Education, Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Racial inequities run deep in Maine’s systems, data shows

Data published this week by the Maine Center For Economic Policy shows whether it’s economy, education, health care or criminal justice, systems in the state work better […]

Seacoast Online

Posted June 9, 2019

Tags Education, Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine Lawmakers Consider Proposals To Head Off Minimum Wage Hikes

But opponents argued that there are no studies to support claims that Maine’s economy has been hurt by the minimum wage increases approved by referendum. “The efforts […]

Maine Public

Posted March 18, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine Republicans attempt to roll back wages for younger workers

During Monday’s hearing before the legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee, proponents of Maine’s minimum wage law pointed to economic data showing how the state has fared overall […]

Beacon

Posted March 18, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Small business owners, workers weigh in on a series of minimum wage bills

Others testified in support of the higher minimum wage. “All the evidence points to the same conclusion,” said James Myall, a policy analyst at the Maine Center […]

WABI

Posted March 18, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Restaurant licenses, sales, jobs, wages and hours all up after Maine’s tipped wage hike

As policy analyst James Myall with the Maine Center for Economic Policy points out, if increasing servers’ wages would cause restaurants and bars to close, as Republican […]

Beacon

Posted March 6, 2019

Tags Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Personal income grew in Maine — thanks to the minimum wage

Income for the poorest Mainers rose much faster for these workers than for any other group. Compared with 2016, household incomes for the bottom quarter of Maine […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 24, 2018

Tags Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

State of Working Maine 2018

Contents Editor’s note: State of Working Maine 2018 contains extensive endnotes and citations not reflected in this online version of the report. To see the complete report […]

James Myall

Posted November 19, 2018

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Education, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

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New year brings raise for minimum-wage workers, in final phase of voter-approved plan

Minimum wage increase will boost pay for nearly 171,000 Mainers in 2020

Report: State of Working Maine 2019

Racial inequities run deep in Maine’s systems, data shows

Maine Lawmakers Consider Proposals To Head Off Minimum Wage Hikes

Maine Republicans attempt to roll back wages for younger workers

Small business owners, workers weigh in on a series of minimum wage bills

Restaurant licenses, sales, jobs, wages and hours all up after Maine’s tipped wage hike

Personal income grew in Maine — thanks to the minimum wage

State of Working Maine 2018