Data curated by FindTheData WASHINGTON — American employers added a robust 292,000 jobs in December, suggesting that the U.S. economy is so far defying global weakness and growing solidly. The strong figures underscore the resilience of the United States at a time of financial turmoil stemming from China’s slowing economy and plummeting stock market. Most […]
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Paul LePage to promote Hire-A-Vet Campaign
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage and first lady Ann LePage are lending their support to a project that aims to hire 100 unemployed Maine veterans in 100 days. The LePages will host a 4 p.m. Wednesday reception at the governor’s mansion, the Blaine House, to showcase the Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign, according to an advisory issued Tuesday. […]
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Lewiston CareerCenter lists programs
LEWISTON — The Lewiston CareerCenter is offering no-cost programs throughout February to help job seekers improve skills and get back into the workforce. Workshops and events are held at the CareerCenter, 5 Mollison Way, Lewiston unless otherwise noted. To register for sessions held at the CareerCenter, call 753-9005. To learn more, like the Lewiston CareerCenter on […]
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Jobs forecast shows fall in manufacturing, growth in health care work in Maine
PORTLAND — In the Maine of 10 years from now, jobs making things, moving things and selling things are expected to decline as jobs in health care, education and hospitality industries increase. That doesn’t necessarily mean work making things will dry up, as the bulk of job openings will be to replace people retiring, but […]
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Job gains put US on pace for best growth since ’99
WASHINGTON — A resurgence in U.S. hiring accelerated in November and put 2014 on track to be the healthiest year for job growth since 1999. The gain of a robust 321,000 jobs — the most in nearly three years — put further distance between a strengthening American economy and struggling nations throughout the developed world. […]
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Economist expects Maine job growth to maintain slow but steady pace in 2015
Maine’s long-flagging economy will maintain a steady pace of recovery in 2015 as it continues to gain jobs in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008, according to Charles Colgan, a professor at the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service and a former state economist. However, the state economy faces significant challenges […]
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Job growth in Western Maine
Hunting Dearborn to create up to 60 new jobs in Oxford County Hunting Dearborn, Inc. is expanding its manufacturing facility in Oxford County. The company, considered an industry leader in deep hole drilling and machining of precision tubular components, was certified for a Maine Department of Economic & Community Development incentive package designed to assist […]
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Fryeburg precision drilling manufacturer to add 60 jobs
FRYEBURG — Advanced precision-technologies manufacturer Hunting Dearborn plans to expand its Maine facility, creating up to 60 jobs over the next five years. In a news release last week, company officials said the move was to meet increased demand for its products. It sells to markets in the U.S. and overseas. In the release, Robert Newton, […]
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Lewiston High School hosts student job fair
LEWISTON — With his resume in hand, looking sharp in a shirt and tie, Abdi Hamsa, 16, approached Michelle Cyr at a job fair at Lewiston High School on Thursday. Cyr, who represents the YMCA, told him summer counseling jobs were available for workers his age. She gave him an application, saying, “It’s my last […]
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Job and resource fair to be held at American Legion on Thursday
RUMFORD — The Rumford American Legion will be hosting their first job and resource fair from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 7, in conjunction with the Maine CareerCenter group. Patti Gray, a CareerCenter consultant, said that Maine CareerCenter has been holding job and resource fairs “pretty consistently for the past two to three years,” […]