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Published
August 20, 2022

Our View: Stubborn labor market challenge calls for a little tenderness

In this unprecedented workforce crunch, it’s better for the customer to be patient than to be right.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 11, 2022

Commentary: I’m working in my jammies, and I’m just fine

Mounting concern for remote workers’ health and well-being rings hollow.
Published
June 22, 2022

Debate begins early over raising Portland’s minimum wage to $18

Voters will likely be asked in November if they want to increase the city's minimum wage, which at $13 an hour is already above the statewide minimum and on its way to $15 in 2024.
Published
June 17, 2022

Economist: May decline in Maine’s workforce likely a seasonal blip

The state lost 2,900 jobs in May, probably the outcome of a changeover in the seasonal workforce from winter recreation to summer tourism.

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Published
June 7, 2022

Maine launches incentive programs to boost state’s medical workforce

Gov. Janet Mills announces newly funded student loan repayment and scholarship programs for health care professions.
Published
June 7, 2022

Commentary: One solution to inflation? Allow more immigration

Reducing immigration in the Trump years has contributed to a worker shortage that is driving up wages, prices and contributing to inflation.
Published
May 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.
Published
April 1, 2022

U.S. issues 35,000 more seasonal worker visas needed for Maine tourist businesses

Foreign laborers authorized to work in the United States under the H-2B visa program are critical to Maine's summer tourism businesses.
Published
March 2, 2022

Stepped-up training cuts Maine’s projected nurse shortage in half

Maine is projected to be short 1,450 registered nurses in 2025, down from the 3,200 projected previously, according to a new report.