unemployment
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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
U.S. watchdog warns unemployment benefits are at ‘high risk’ of fraud, abuse
The warning came amid new reports on challenges facing the country's jobless aid programs.
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PublishedMay 15, 2022
‘A magnet for rip-off artists’: Fraud siphoned billions from pandemic unemployment benefits
Identity theft and other sophisticated criminal schemes contributed to potentially $163 billion in waste, while inflicting harm on unwitting victims.
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PublishedApril 26, 2022
State to repay inmates for seized unemployment benefits
About 50 incarcerated people will receive the money taken two years ago amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PublishedApril 20, 2022
Maine unemployment drops as total jobs nearly reach pre-pandemic level
Maine employers added about 3,400 jobs a month since January, driving the unemployment rate to its lowest point in two years.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2022
More Americans apply for jobless benefits; layoffs still low
Job openings hovered at a near-record level in February, continuing a trend that Federal Reserve officials see as a driver of inflation.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
Thousands of Mainers told to repay pandemic-related jobless benefits
The state is attempting to recoup $46 million from 11,000 Mainers it says failed to retroactively prove their eligibility for a federal aid program.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2022
Maine’s economy edged closer to pre-pandemic employment in February
The state gained 3,200 jobs last month, largely in healthcare and social assistance, leisure and hospitality, and construction.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2022
Appeals court to weigh in on lawsuit over Maine inmates’ jobless benefits
Maine prison inmates filed the suit after they were denied unemployment benefits for work-release jobs they lost in the pandemic.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2021
Maine jobless claims grew due to seasonal factors
The number of initial claims in Maine grew from 813 to 1,262 in the week that ended Dec. 4.
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