AUGUSTA — Maine’s jobless rate dipped slightly last month to 5.7 percent. In October, the state’s unemployment rate was 5.8 percent. The Maine Department of Labor said Friday that November’s rate was down 0.7 percent from one year ago. Officials say there were 40,200 people unemployed last month, down from 45,600 last year. Maine’s jobless […]
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Maine’s October unemployment rate stays at 5.8 percent
HARTFORD, Conn. — Federal labor economists say Maine’s unemployment rate in October stayed at September’s 5.8 percent. Rhode Island was the only New England state to post a significant change in the unemployment rate in October, dropping to 7.4 percent from 7.6 percent in September. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday the region’s […]
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Maine unemployment rate rises slightly in September
PORTLAND — Maine officials say seasonally adjusted unemployment rose slightly in the state from August to September. The state’s Department of Labor reports preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rose from 5.6 percent in August to 5.8 percent in September. The figure is down one percentage point from a year ago. Officials say the number of unemployed […]
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Maine gets $758,947 to improve unemployment programs
Maine is getting $758,947 in federal funds to improve the quality of the state’s unemployment insurance program. The funding from the U.S. Labor Department is part of more than $87 million awarded to 46 states. The grants were announced on Monday. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez says the grants will allow state agencies to upgrade […]
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Maine unemployment rate falls to 5.5 percent
AUGUSTA — State officials say that Maine’s unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in June. The jobless rate released by the Maine Department of Labor on Friday is the lowest reported in the state in nearly six years. It’s down 0.2 percentage points since May and more than 1 percentage point since last year. The department […]
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Maine’s unemployment rate stays at 5.7 percent
PORTLAND — State officials say Maine’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May was 5.7 percent. The figure was unchanged from April and down from 6.7 percent a year ago. Officials say the number of unemployed declined 7,000 over the year to 40,600. State officials say the share of the population that is employed was estimated […]
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Cumberland Center, Maine man sentenced to jail for unemployment insurance fraud
PORTLAND — A Cumberland Center, Maine, man will spend two days in jail following his conviction for fraudulently receiving unemployment insurance payments. John Willis, 56, was sentenced to 48 hours in Cumberland County Jail and ordered to pay restitution of $15,159. State officials accused him of working while collecting unemployment benefits. Willis was convicted on […]
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LePage heralds drop in Maine’s unemployment rate
LEWISTON — Republican Gov. Paul LePage was touting his economic policies again Friday on the heels of the latest unemployment data released by the U.S. Department of Labor. Figures for March show Maine’s jobless rate decreased to 5.9 percent, the lowest rate the state has seen since LePage took office in January 2011. The rate […]
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Maine’s unemployment rate drops to 5.9 percent
PORTLAND — Maine officials say the state’s unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent in March. The state Department of Labor reported Friday that the unemployment figure fell from 6.1 percent last month and 6.8 percent a year ago. The share of the population that is employed was 61.8 percent, which is 2.9 percent more than […]
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Maine unemployment drops again to 6.1 percent
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s jobless rate remains the lowest it has been in five years. The Maine Department of Labor said Friday that the state’s unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent in February, down slightly from 6.2 percent in January. The state’s jobless rate is down nearly 1 percent from one year ago. The department […]