Jobs
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PublishedOctober 14, 2022
Beyond Meat executive departs amid job cuts
The company expects to fire 19% of its workforce by the end of the year.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2022
More companies than ever are sharing how much jobs pay
On Tuesday, California became the latest state to join a quickly growing nationwide salary transparency movement.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2022
Maine’s unemployment rate heads toward record low
The state's jobless rate hits the lowest point since the start of the pandemic and nears record lows set three years ago.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2022
Job openings eased in June, reflecting early signs of slowdown
Americans still quit at the same elevated rate as the last few months.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2022
‘Making Maine Work’ report highlights new priorities of business community
This year, the shortage of entry-level workers was followed closely by high energy costs, the need for technical workers, and the need for workforce housing.
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PublishedJune 8, 2022
‘Great resignation’ reaches White House with staff turnover
Not even the White House is immune from the economic trend that's been called the 'great resignation' as employers struggle to fill vacancies and workers jump to new jobs at record rates.
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PublishedMay 20, 2022
Maine unemployment rate hits pandemic low of 3.3%
The state's jobless rate in April was the lowest in two years, and the number of jobs was nearly back to the pre-pandemic level.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2022
Gov. Mills says Maine economy is on the right track
Investments in job creation, high-speed internet and an influx of new residents are setting the state up for future growth, the Democrat said during a conversation at the Roux Institute on Fore Street.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2022
Maine’s economy edged closer to pre-pandemic employment in February
The state gained 3,200 jobs last month, largely in healthcare and social assistance, leisure and hospitality, and construction.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2022
Strong job growth in February points to COVID’s fading grip on economy
Employers added a robust 678,000 jobs, the largest monthly total since July, and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.8% from 4% in January.