All posts tagged "Unemployment"
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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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Number of unemployed Mainers increases slightly in July
Despite some improvements to Maine’s economy, the leisure and hospitality industries remain among...
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7,400 Mainers fail to provide proof of employment to continue receiving unemployment
On August 6, the Maine Department of Labor (DOL) announced that approximately 7,400...
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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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Mills’ ‘Back to Work’ program not helping Maine’s stagnant unemployment rate
The unemployment rate in Maine remained stuck at 4.8% for the fifth straight...
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Unnecessary government spending helps fuel inflation
The government has spent its way into an inflationary mess, which we’ve already...
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Department of Labor announces updates to its Back-to-Work grant program
If all 300 workers received the $1,500 benefit, the grant program has already...
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People are leaving unemployment rolls faster in states that are ending enhanced benefits
A new report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quotes an analysis from...
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Paid to stay home: study finds lucrative unemployment helps fuel labor shortage
This study on the nationwide impacts of the historically high UI has simply...
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Some states are ending enhanced unemployment benefits to get residents back to work
Maine’s Department of Labor currently has no plans to end enhanced employment benefits....
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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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The effects of Maine’s economic, societal shutdown from COVID-19
Maine Policy Institute today released a new report that sheds light on the...
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Leisure and hospitality sector suffering most among struggling Maine industries
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the website MoneyGeek has been analyzing unemployment...
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Lawmakers express bipartisan frustration over labor commissioner’s absence
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle voiced frustration last Thursday after Department...
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Maine’s higher minimum wage is doing tangible harm to young workers
Lawmakers in Augusta have proposed a spate of bills this session in an...
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Businesses beware: higher unemployment taxes are on the horizon
In this tight labor market, we must use every tool at our disposal...
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Important Pro-Employer Bill Killed by Labor Unions
Another pro-employer bill has died at the hands of the divided 127th Legislature....
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“Full Employment” is a Faux Reality in Maine
The state of Maine, specifically its metro areas of Portland, Lewiston and Bangor,...
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Maine Unemployment Claims at Lowest Levels in Decades
According to a release from the Maine Department of Labor, unemployment claims in...
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Maine jobless rate at 6.2 percent for January
AUGUSTA – Maine’s unemployment rate stood at 6.2 percent for the first month...
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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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U.S. workforce participation lowest since 1978
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.3 percent, according to numbers released Friday...
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M.D. Harmon: The post-Obama economic recovery
“I think every president in the intense media environment we have now, certainly...
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At 6.8 percent, Maine's jobless rate hits 5-year low
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage is touting the latest unemployment figures,...
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Maine business owner frustrated with unemployment system
YORK – He totaled a company van and subsequently failed a drug test,...
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State Auditor: Maine Labor Department Erroneously Gave $100,000,000 in Jobless Benefits
AUGUSTA – Due to “inadequate internal control procedures,” the Maine Department of Labor...
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Feds, LePage to Audit Maine Department of Labor Following Hatchetgate
Contrary to media reports, there is no federal investigation of Governor LePage. Rather,...
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Disgruntled state workers lie about "bully" LePage to cover discrimination against employers
The Lewiston-based Sun Journal reported Wednesday that Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage bullied...
