Maine's Labor Market During the Pandemic

The 532,800 jobs in April was the lowest monthly total since August of 1994. Job Impact by Sector. Job losses were heavily concentrated in sectors of the ...

The Effects of the COVID- 19 Pandemic on Maine's Labor Market ...

Introduction. The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented disruptions in the labor market with widespread job losses and dramatically changed how and where ...

Labor Force - Maine Development Foundation

In 2022, there were approximately 675,000 in Maine's labor force, below pre-pandemic levels. A skilled workforce is essential for a healthy economy. As baby ...

The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maine's Labor Market and ...

This article uses a variety of data sources to examine the pandemic's impact on the labor market in Maine, first by putting it in the context of past ...

Maine's civilian workforce returns to pre-pandemic size

... Maine Department of Labor released Tuesday. Maine's labor force participation rate, the percentage of people over age 16 either employed or ...

The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maineâ

McInerney, Mark, and Erin Fenton. "The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maine's Labor Market and. Workforce." Maine Policy Review 30.2 (2021) : 17 -25 ...

Report finds Maine's labor market strong, but households still ...

For example, workers in the bottom 25% of the income distribution have seen hourly wages rise about 13% above inflation since the pandemic.

REPORT: State of Working Maine 2021 - MECEP

The pandemic and associated recession impacted Maine workers in several ways. ... in Maine's labor market rooted in discrimination. State career ...

Brief: Providing workers the support they need to enter and stay in ...

Maine has more jobs now than before the pandemic; Labor force participation has mostly rebounded to pre-pandemic levels but is not adequate ...

Maine's Workforce Shifted Due to the Pandemic. Here's How

The average number of jobs was only 0.3 percent lower than the 2019 average, but participation in Maine's labor force is down because of the ...

Outlook for the Maine Economy - ArcGIS StoryMaps

General. The general labor market of Maine is still in recovery from the pandemic. While unemployment has fallen from 9.1 ...

The number of job openings has declined sharply in every state

Cooling job market returns to 2020 levels. Job openings nationally have reached their pre-pandemic balance of 1.2 for every unemployed person ...

Maine's labor market has nearly recovered, but workers are needed

... jobs neared pre-pandemic levels and unemployment hovered close to the lows of more than two years ago. Overall, the labor market in Maine ...

The tables have turned and it's a workers' market - Sun Journal

As Maine and the nation recover from the coronavirus pandemic and economic meltdown that accompanied it, the labor market has been turned on its ...

Maine Economy at a Glance - Bureau of Labor Statistics

(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary. Data extracted on: November 15, 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Note: ...

Nursing homes lag as Maine labor market bounces back from ...

Maine's labor market has almost fully recovered after seeing a sharp loss of 95,000 jobs in the early days of the pandemic — a loss ...

Maine labor force lagging behind economic recovery - WMTW

In June of 2019, before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, only 4.8% of jobs were unfilled, about 32,000 statewide. Economists are still ...

A Year of Recovery from the Pandemic - U.S. Department of Labor

Labor force participation increased from 2020 lows but remained below pre-pandemic rates both in Maine and the U.S. in 2021. ▫ Participation is higher in Maine ...

Change in small business employment due to COVID-19 Maine 2021

Change in small businesses employment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Maine from August 2020 to July 2021 · Other statistics on the ...

Maine's economy edged closer to pre-pandemic employment in ...

Mar. 25—The Maine economy gained 3200 jobs in February, edging the state closer to pre-pandemic employment levels.