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PublishedSeptember 4, 2022
Our View: Every effort must be made not to sideline skilled workers
Lots of factors make the workforce crisis stubborn. In 2022, credential recognition should not be one of them.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2022
Where have all the workers gone? And when will they return?
Short answer: Most of them won't. The past two years have upended the job market and created a vast labor shortage. It won't improve anytime soon.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2022
Maine’s unemployment rate heads toward record low
The state's jobless rate hits the lowest point since the start of the pandemic and nears record lows set three years ago.
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PublishedJune 17, 2022
Economist: May decline in Maine’s workforce likely a seasonal blip
The state lost 2,900 jobs in May, probably the outcome of a changeover in the seasonal workforce from winter recreation to summer tourism.
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PublishedJune 7, 2022
Maine launches incentive programs to boost state’s medical workforce
Gov. Janet Mills announces newly funded student loan repayment and scholarship programs for health care professions.
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PublishedMay 20, 2022
Maine unemployment rate hits pandemic low of 3.3%
The state's jobless rate in April was the lowest in two years, and the number of jobs was nearly back to the pre-pandemic level.
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PublishedApril 1, 2022
U.S. issues 35,000 more seasonal worker visas needed for Maine tourist businesses
Foreign laborers authorized to work in the United States under the H-2B visa program are critical to Maine's summer tourism businesses.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2022
Stepped-up training cuts Maine’s projected nurse shortage in half
Maine is projected to be short 1,450 registered nurses in 2025, down from the 3,200 projected previously, according to a new report.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
Mills administration cracking down on employer wage and hour violations
The state Department of Labor returned about $470,000 in unpaid wages to Maine workers in 2021, almost double the amount in 2019. Now it is naming violators online.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Maine banks team up to launch worker recruitment campaign
Amid the state's labor shortage, Maine banks are struggling to hire enough workers to meet their needs.
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