The amount the state has paid out in jobless benefits since the pandemic started is almost as much as it paid out in the previous 15 years combined.
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Labor department restarts coaching program for jobless Mainers
Some people collecting unemployment benefits will get one-on-one help from career specialists to get back to work.
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State opposes bill that would extend jobless benefits to Maine’s self-employed workers
The Maine Department of Labor says federal laws would have to change before it could set up a system to benefit workers who are not covered by state unemployment insurance.
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New unemployment claims follow seasonal decline in Maine
Last week’s decrease in initial jobless claims fits a typical late-winter trend in which hiring in the state starts to increase.
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Maine Department of Labor adjusts process that froze 13 bank accounts
The department turned off an automated process that canceled some claims based on an employer’s response to an electronic form.
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Palermo couple’s ‘nightmare’ bank account freeze reveals oversight in Maine’s unemployment claim review
Kim Crouse discovered last Wednesday that her primary account at KeyBank had been frozen over unspecified claims of unemployment fraud, a mix-up that took more than a week to be addressed.
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More Mainers could claim unemployment under new rules
The number of initial unemployment claims filed per week has dropped since the beginning of the year but remains higher than in previous years.
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New jobless claims continue to decline in Maine
About 2,700 Mainers filed or reopened a claim for state benefits in the second week of February, down from 2,800 a week earlier.
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New jobless claims in Maine decline for fifth straight week
About 2,800 Maine residents filed an initial unemployment claim in the first week of February, down substantially from the beginning of the year.
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Yellen sees full employment next year with Biden’s stimulus plan
Yellen said that low-wage earners, minorities and women are suffering the most and could face ‘permanent’ damage from a prolonged slowdown.