jobs

Published
January 24, 2023

Wayfair set to leave Brunswick Landing

Brunswick Landing's largest employer, Wayfair, confirmed Tuesday it will not renew the lease on its last Maine office after most local employees shifted to remote work during the pandemic.
Published
January 12, 2023

Major teacher exodus weighing down recovery of state, local jobs in U.S.

According to Teryn Zmuda, chief economist at the National Association of Counties, higher-paying is especially vulnerable because teachers have left the industry for higher paying private sector jobs.
Published
October 14, 2022

Beyond Meat executive departs amid job cuts

The company expects to fire 19% of its workforce by the end of the year.
Published
September 28, 2022

More companies than ever are sharing how much jobs pay

On Tuesday, California became the latest state to join a quickly growing nationwide salary transparency movement.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 2, 2022

Job openings eased in June, reflecting early signs of slowdown

Americans still quit at the same elevated rate as the last few months.
Published
July 21, 2022

‘Making Maine Work’ report highlights new priorities of business community

This year, the shortage of entry-level workers was followed closely by high energy costs, the need for technical workers, and the need for workforce housing.
Published
June 8, 2022

‘Great resignation’ reaches White House with staff turnover

Not even the White House is immune from the economic trend that's been called the 'great resignation' as employers struggle to fill vacancies and workers jump to new jobs at record rates.
Published
May 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.
Published
March 30, 2022

Gov. Mills says Maine economy is on the right track

Investments in job creation, high-speed internet and an influx of new residents are setting the state up for future growth, the Democrat said during a conversation at the Roux Institute on Fore Street.

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