unemployment
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2019
Modest hiring enough to fuel sluggish but durable U.S. economy
But given the weak global economy and the trade war with China, the Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates, its chairman indicates.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2019
Maine labor market growing tighter, federal data shows
The July unemployment rate in the Portland-South Portland metro area dipped nearly half a percentage point, to 1.9%.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
U.S. has 501,000 fewer jobs than first reported
The Labor Department said Wednesday that nearly two-thirds of the downward revision came from the retail and leisure and hospitality sectors.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2019
Maine’s preliminary unemployment rate for July hits record low
If the seasonally adjusted rate of 3 percent holds up when the Department of Labor revises its numbers in April, it would be the lowest in state history.
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PublishedJune 22, 2019
Another View: Ingenuity, flexibility driving record U.S. economic expansion
The 10-year boom is a remarkable achievement for American employers and workers.
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PublishedJune 21, 2019
Maine’s low unemployment rate continues trend in May
The jobless rate of 3.3% is the same as a month ago and one year ago.
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PublishedMay 17, 2019
Maine’s unemployment rate in April stays low and steady
For the past two years, April's jobless rate has hovered at 3.3 percent.
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PublishedApril 19, 2019
Unemployment remains steady in Maine
A preliminary rate of 3.4 percent in March is little changed from February, or from a year ago.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2019
Maine’s February unemployment rate extends streak
The state's streak of unemployment rates below 4 percent continues.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2019
Maine’s January unemployment rate unchanged at 3.5 percent
The preliminary rate continues the state's more than 3-year streak of jobless rates below 4 percent.
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