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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 803,000 seek unemployment aid
The latest figure shows that many employers are still cutting jobs as the pandemic tightens business restrictions and leads many consumers to stay home.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
State delivers $600 checks to 40,000 jobless Mainers
The one-time payment will go to those unemployed because of COVID-19 as the state prepares to start new federal jobless benefits.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2020
Maine’s job recovery since the early pandemic has ground to a halt
The November jobs report showed a decrease of 500 jobs, after consistent but dwindling increases since a collapse in the labor market this spring.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
With pandemic aid set to expire, new unemployment claims hit 5-month high in Maine
Claims for state benefits totaled about 3,000 for the second consecutive week, which officials say is the result of seasonal layoffs.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2020
Maine’s new jobless claims hit 5-month high as virus surges
Almost 3,000 state unemployment claims were filed in the first week of December, the largest number of new claims filed in a single week since mid-July.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2020
Maine to make one-time $600 payments to jobless residents
Thousands of Mainers who could lose unemployment benefits if federal programs expire this month will receive payments under the state's new Pandemic Relief Program.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Thousands more Mainers apply for unemployment
Job losses remain high as a December deadline on federal benefits looms and Maine's labor commissioner asks Congress to extend aid.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2020
With federal aid running out, Mills and Maine congressional delegation urge action
The state has committed more than $1.2 billion of the $1.25 billion it received from Congress to help it address a myriad of coronavirus-related expenses.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2020
Commentary: Fifty states, 50 pandemic economies
Places that are tied to travel and tourism are less insulated, and that has important implications for government spending plans.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2020
Another 2,800 Mainers file new unemployment claims
Tens of thousands more are filing weekly to collect continued unemployment benefits as the economy continues to struggle.
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