The preliminary rate for last month is 3.1%, down slightly from March, the Maine Department of Labor reports.
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Maine unemployment rate holds steady at 3.3%
The Maine Department of Labor reports little change in job market conditions in March, with non-farm jobs reaching the second-highest number on record.
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More Mainers are working, but unemployment rate remains at 3.4%
The health care and social assistance sector saw the biggest increases in new workers amid a labor shortage that has caused a crisis in access to health care.
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About 100 employees affected as Rumford paper mill makes ‘key operational changes’
ND Paper issues ‘temporary layoffs’ to some workers as a papermaking machine is shutdown due to ‘market-related downtime.’
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U.S. employers add strong 216,000 jobs in sign of continued economic strength
Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that December’s job gain exceeded the 173,000 that were added in November.
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U.S. applications for jobless benefits rise, but labor market remains solid
Overall, 1.88 million Americans were collecting jobless benefits during the week that ended Dec. 16 – an increase of 14,000 from the previous week.
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Congressional Budget Office projects lower inflation, higher unemployment over next 2 years
The office’s Current View of the Economy from 2023 to 2025 report estimates that the unemployment rate will rise to 4.4% by the end of 2024.
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Employers add 199,000 jobs; unemployment falls, signaling sturdy labor market
The November job gain was a reminder that many employers continue to hire.
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U.S. job openings fall to lowest level since March 2021 as labor market cools
U.S. employers posted 8.7 million job openings in October, in a sign that hiring is cooling in the face of higher interest rates yet remains at a still-healthy pace.
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Maine could end 2023 with the lowest annual unemployment rate in its history
Many economic challenges remain, however, including a statewide housing crisis, increased homelessness, inflation, higher costs of living and an ongoing workforce shortage.