Criminals have used stolen personal information to file fraudulent jobless claims across the country as unemployment offices dole out historically large benefits.
Peter McGuire
Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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Maine’s biggest unemployment jump ever put jobless rate at nearly 11% in April
The state lost more than 98,000 jobs last month as the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic hit the state with full force.
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Light turnpike traffic expected over Memorial Day weekend
Traffic volume over the normally busy holiday weekend is expected to be the lowest in two decades.
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More than 138,000 Mainers have filed for unemployment since March
More than 11,500 Maine workers filed new jobless claims last week, even as the state begins reopening parts of its economy.
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BIW president says production delays pose a challenge to company’s future
In a rare interview, Bath Iron Works President Dirk Lesko said the shipbuilder must be more nimble and catch up on a backlog of work to compete for new contracts.
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Maine women and young adults hit hardest by unemployment
New unemployment claims data show a disproportionately high impact of the economic crisis on restaurant workers, millennials and women.
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Virus cases at Cianbro job site raise concerns about construction workers’ safety
Two Mainers and an unknown number of out-of-state contractors working on a Maine Veterans’ Homes facility in Augusta have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Maine CDC said.
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Maine knowingly reported misleading jobless data
Claims data from the state Department of Labor show nearly 157,000 claims have been filed since March 15, but more than 30,000 of those are duplicates.
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Maine businesses expect heavy losses and job cuts this year, survey shows
Nearly 1,500 Maine companies said they expect revenue and employment to drop because of the pandemic and restrictions imposed to contain it.
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Safety work to close I-295 travel lanes and ramps north of Portland
Construction to add emergency pull-off areas on the busy stretch of highway and extend the on-ramps at exits 15 and 17 is underway and expected to go until July 3.