AUGUSTA — Maine officials say the state’s unemployment rate of 4 percent in October was down slightly from the previous month. The unemployment rate in September was 4.1 percent, and the rate a year ago was 4.2 percent. The nationwide rate of 4.9 percent was also down slightly, as it was 5 percent a month […]
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More Americans looking for work bumps up jobless rate
Data curated by CareerTrends Data curated by CareerTrends WASHINGTON — U.S. employers shrugged off signs of weak growth and extended their long stretch of steady hiring in March, adding 215,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked up — to 5 percent from 4.9 percent in February — but mostly for a good reason: More Americans came […]
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Maine unemployment rate hits lowest point in 15 years
AUGUSTA — Unemployment in Maine fell slightly in February to 3.6 percent, reaching its lowest point in 15 years. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate had been 3.8 percent in January and 4.7 percent a year earlier. The number of unemployed people also fell 8,400 over the year to 24,000. The nationwide unemployment rate was […]
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Maine unemployment rate falls to lowest level since 2001
AUGUSTA — Maine’s unemployment rate fell slightly from December to January and is at its lowest point since 2001. The state’s Department of Labor says the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 4 percent to 3.8 percent. It was 4.9 percent a year ago. The Labor Department also says the number of unemployed people fell […]
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U.S. employers added 271,000 jobs in October
The unemployment rate dipped to a fresh seven-year low of 5 percent from 5.1 percent. The burst of hiring, the most since December, filled jobs across a range of industries as companies shrugged off slower overseas growth and a weak U.S manufacturing sector. Significant job gains occurred in construction, health care and retail. Friday’s report […]
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Maine business to pay less for unemployment insurance
AUGUSTA — Maine businesses will pay less in unemployment insurance taxes next year because more of the state’s residents have returned to work. The Maine Department of Labor says the tax rate will drop to its lowest since 2009. It’s a cut of about one fifth in unemployment taxes per employee. Maine’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted […]
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Maine unemployment rate drops to 4.4 percent in September
HARTFORD, Conn. — Federal labor officials say the unemployment rate in New England held steady in September at 4.6 percent. The U.S. Department of Labor reported Tuesday the rate was unchanged from August. The national jobless rate is 5.1 percent. Three New England states had jobless rates in September significantly different from the U.S rate: […]
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Maine unemployment rate reaches 9 year low of 4.4 percent
PORTLAND — Maine’s unemployment rate has declined to its lowest point in more than nine years. State officials say the preliminary seasonally adjusted rate of 4.4 percent for September was down slightly from the 4.5 percent rate for August. It’s the lowest unemployment rate since April 2006. The number of unemployed people declined 8,800 over […]
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U.S. unemployment rate stays at 5.1 percent in September
WASHINGTON — U.S. hiring slowed sharply in September, and job gains for July and August were lower than previously thought, a sour note for a labor market that had been steadily improving. The Labor Department said Friday that employers added just 142,000 jobs in September, depressed by job cuts by manufacturers and oil drillers. The […]
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Maine jobless rate falls slightly to 4.6 percent
AUGUSTA — Maine officials say the unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in July and was little changed from the month before. The Maine Department of Labor said Friday that the jobless rate last month was down from 4.7 percent in June. The July rate was down from 5.7 percent a year ago. The number of […]