WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a robust 200,000 jobs in January, and wages rose at the fastest pace in more than eight years, encouraging trends that suggest that the economy may accelerate this year. The unemployment rate remained 4.1 percent, the lowest level since 2000, the Labor Department said in its monthly jobs report […]
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Maine unemployment rate drops to 4.5 percent in August
AUGUSTA — State labor officials say Maine’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.5 percent in August. The state’s unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in July and 5.6 percent in Augusta 2014. The figures are seasonally adjusted. The number of employed also declined 8,200 over the year to 31,100. Maine’s employment to population ratio of 60.2 […]
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Maine unemployment rate ticks up slightly in August
AUGUSTA — Maine’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly in August to 5.6 percent. The Maine Department of Labor said Friday that the jobless rate was up from 5.5 from July, but remains one percentage point lower than it was a year ago. The department says that 39,800 people were unemployed in August, down 7,400 from […]
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Maine’s unemployment rate stays at 5.5 percent
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s unemployment rate remained firm in July at 5.5 percent, the lowest in nearly six years. The Maine Department of Labor said Monday that the state’s jobless rate remains lower than the national rate, which was 6.2 percent last month. The rate is unchanged from June and is down more than 1 […]
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Maine unemployment rate drops in April
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine labor officials say the state’s unemployment rate fell to its lowest point in more than five years last month. Officials say in figures released Friday the state had a 5.7 percent seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for April, the lowest figure since September 2008. The figured dropped from 5.9 percent in March and […]
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Largest economies are operating at varying speeds
WASHINGTON — The global economy is plodding ahead in fits and starts as the largest countries struggle to achieve consistent growth. Europe is faltering again. Japan is suddenly surging. China is cooling. The U.S. is strengthening. In the background, central banks are aiming to administer just the right amount of stimulus — not too much, […]
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Maine’s unemployment rate falls to 6.2 percent
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s unemployment fell slightly to 6.2 percent in January. Maine’s Department of Labor said Monday that the state’s jobless rate dropped from 6.4 percent in December. Officials originally estimated that December’s unemployment rate was 6.2 percent, but revised it. The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics said roughly 43,900 Maine residents were […]
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Maine unemployment rate drops to 6.2 percent
AUGUSTA — Maine’s unemployment rate dropped again in December to its lowest rate in five years. The Maine Department of Labor said Tuesday that Maine’s unemployment rate for December was 6.2 percent, down 1 percent from the same period a year ago. It’s also lower than the November jobless rate of 6.4 percent. Maine continues […]
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Maine unemployment rate dips to lowest rate since 2008
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s unemployment rate for November was 6.4 percent, down nearly 1 percent since last year. The Maine Department of Labor said Friday that it’s the lowest figure the state has seen since November 2008. It said the unemployment rate for November dropped 0.3 percentage points from the prior month. That’s down from […]