The preliminary rate continues the state’s more than 3-year streak of jobless rates below 4 percent.
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The View From Here: Maine Republicans keep winning on taxes
Rhetoric that makes tax rates untouchable hamstrings government’s ability to meet the people’s needs.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
After 121 years, Jagger Bros. will cease making yarn in Sanford
Forty employees are affected by the decision to end operations, likely by the end of March. The company will maintain a wholesale division for niche markets.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Marc A. Thiessen: If Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were a conservative, she’d be in the hot seat
Instead, the media are soft on the error-prone young congresswoman.
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Maine’s unemployment rate holds steady at 3.4%
For the third month in a row, the jobless rate in Maine remained the same.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Unemployment a maze for federal workers during shutdown
Some are hesitant to apply, knowing they will have to pay back the unemployment benefits when they finally return to work.
Posted inBusiness
Job growth expected to slow in 2019, economists say
While 2018 was a year of surprising job growth, there are warning signs of a slowdown in housing to manufacturing and projected weakening in U.S. and global growth.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine unemployment under 4% for 36th straight month – and counting
But the lack of people seeking jobs will make it hard for businesses to start or expand.
Posted inLocal & State
Head of Maine’s botched unemployment system named to top child welfare post
John Feeney oversaw the roll-out of a new unemployment system last year and is now COO of the state Office of Child and Family Services.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. adds 155,000 jobs in November, unemployment steady at 3.7%
The numbers represent a slowdown from recent months, but experts say the economy is expanding at a solid pace.