Some are hesitant to apply, knowing they will have to pay back the unemployment benefits when they finally return to work.
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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.
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Maine’s September unemployment rate continues trend
Maine’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 3.3 percent in September, but remained under 4 percent for the 34th consecutive month, the state Department of Labor said Friday. The seasonably adjusted rate was up slightly from 3.2 percent in August and was unchanged from a year ago, the department said. Maine’s jobless rate for the […]
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U.S. unemployment rate falls to 49-year low of 3.7 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September — the lowest level since December 1969 — while hiring slowed. Employers added just 134,000 jobs, the fewest in a year, the Labor Department said Friday. But that figure was likely lowered by Hurricane Florence. Florence struck North and South Carolina in […]
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Maine unemployment rate ticked up slightly in August
Maine’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.2 percent in August from 3 percent in July, according to preliminary, seasonally adjusted estimates released Friday by the state Department of Labor. Still, August’s unemployment rate remained lower than a year earlier, when it was 3.4 percent, the department said. The number of unemployed job-seekers in Maine declined […]
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U.S. jobless claims dip to 48-year low for 2nd straight week
Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits declined to a fresh 48-year low for the second straight week, underscoring a tight job market, Labor Department figures showed Thursday. The figures show further signs of strength in employment after last week’s monthly jobs report for August indicated a solid pace of hiring and wages advancing at the fastest […]
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US economy adds 157,000 jobs in July; jobless rate hits 3.9 percent
WASHINGTON — The U.S. hiring spree continued in July as the economy added 157,000 jobs and unemployment fell slightly to 3.9 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday. The U.S. economy has added jobs for a 94 consecutive months, a record streak that shows no signs of waning despite President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war. Many […]
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Maine’s labor department pushing forward with next phase of unemployment insurance system
A lawmaker who has been critical of the Maine Department of Labor and its unemployment claims system continues to express concerns as the department plans to roll out the next phase of the controversial system following a botched rollout of the first phase in Decmeber. The department recently announced it will begin implementing the next […]
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March unemployment rate could be Maine’s lowest since 1957
The preliminary unemployment rate for March is the lowest since 1976, when current record-keeping began. Glenn Mills, chief economist with the Maine Department of Labor, said the rate of 2.7 percent could be the lowest since 1957, when President Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House. Mills didn’t have monthly estimates for the years before […]
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Maine lawmakers: State unemployment filing system still not fixed
With an official investigation of the Maine Department of Labor looming, state legislators say they are still hearing from constituents that the new unemployment filing system is leaving them in the dark without their benefits. Rep. Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, and Sen. Shenna Bellows, D-Manchester, both members of the legislative committee that has called for the […]