All posts tagged "jobs"
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Opinion: NECEC provides once-in-a-generation training opportunities for trades
There are a lot of benefits to the New England Clean Energy Connect...
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Maine’s unemployment situation ‘essentially unchanged’ in April
Following an upward revision to March’s jobs numbers, Maine’s unemployment rate was “essentially...
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Maine’s unemployment outlook unchanged in January
Maine’s unemployment rate was unchanged from December 2021 to January 2022. The unemployment...
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Maine unemployment rate shows modest improvement in December
Maine’s unemployment rate decreased slightly to 4.7% in December 2021, according to a...
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Maine’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.9% in August
According to the Maine Department of Labor’s (DOL) Center for Workforce Research and...
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Gov. Mills’ ‘Back to Work’ program comes to a close
The Maine Department of Labor’s (DOL) Back-to-Work grant program will close applications on...
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Jobs report shows the government gets the unemployment it’s paying for
A disappointing new jobs report shows that hiring is down and the unemployment...
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New research debunks claim that a $15 minimum wage would not reduce employment
President Joe Biden is pushing a federal $15 minimum wage in his sweeping...
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The minimum wage myth that persists
Advocates of a higher minimum wage rarely appeal to scholarly research to bolster...
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‘Trump-ed up Economics’ Offers Revitalization of Manufacturing Sector
In the months leading up to the presidential election, we’ve often heard Hillary...
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LePage: NRCM Should Meet with Me to Create Jobs for Mainers
Last week the executive director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine was...
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Poliquin: How I’ve Reduced Washington’s Burden On Mainers
Maine is home to the most skilled, honest and dedicated workers in the...
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Rousselle: Abolish the Minimum Wage
Gov. Paul LePage’s call for restrictions on towns setting their own specific minimum...
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Maine’s unemployment rate at 5.5 percent
AUGUSTA – Maine’s unemployment rate remained at 5.5 percent for the month of...
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Lockman: Dem majorities crush welfare reform, workplace freedom
Greetings from Amherst to all readers of the Maine Wire: With fewer than...
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At 5.7 percent, Maine’s jobless rate lowest since November of 2008
AUGUSTA – Maine’s unemployment rate remained at 5.7 percent for the month of...
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Michaud caught making bogus job claims (again)
Maine Democrats, including U.S. Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Michael Michaud, have mischaracterized a...
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The Governor: Maine is at a crossroads
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul LePage delivered his third State of the State...
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The LePage Economy in Three Charts
AUGUSTA – Maine’s jobless rate dropped to 6.2 percent in the month of...
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Poliquin: Strong credit rating attracts business investment
By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Maine state government’s credit rating is an...
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Obama gave Young Americans the Shaft on Jobs
By Michael Moroney The second presidential debate started off with a question from Jeremy,...
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Report cites Career and Technical Education as a Pathway to Success
Governor LePage encourages educators to promote all options for students The LePage administration...
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Gov. LePage marks 500th day with 20-page book of accomplishments
Governor Paul LePage released on Friday a comprehensive book of accomplishments of his...
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M.D. Harmon: License to…Work
People pondering the business-friendliness of Maine’s tax and regulatory policies should be paying...
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Pingree’s beef against so-called “pink slime” costs 650 American jobs
Department of Agriculture Chief – “without any equivocation, this product is safe, and...
