November jobless rate continues Maine’s historic trend

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Published
December 20, 2019

November jobless rate continues Maine’s historic trend

If December's rate also comes in under 4%, Maine will have had four years of record low unemployment.
Published
December 19, 2019

November decline hurts Maine’s overall home sales in 2019

The state had been on track for a record year before single-family home sales dropped by nearly 8% last month from the same period in 2018.
Published
December 16, 2019

Economic gaps underscore perception of 2 Maines

Cumberland and York counties account for nearly 50 percent of the state's GDP, a new report finds.
Published
December 11, 2019

Higher wages, bigger labor force at center of Maine’s 10-year economic plan

The state's first long-range economic plan in 2 decades will go to the Legislature for consideration of its recommendations.
Published
November 25, 2019

Thanksgiving travelers can expect the heaviest traffic in years

And a looming storm may complicate things on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Published
November 18, 2019

Pioneering mussel farmer buys rival, plans expansion

By 2021, Bangs Island Mussels plans to more than double production and hire more than 10 new employees, reflecting a growing market for the Casco Bay-grown mussels.
Published
November 5, 2019

Maine hospitality industry plans free culinary training

A grant will fund training for 125 Mainers to fill gaps in the state's food service businesses.
Published
October 25, 2019

Lonely Planet ranks Maine among world’s best regions to visit in 2020

The travel site says Maine is lovely at any time, but next year's bicentennial celebrations give it an edge.
Published
October 18, 2019

Maine’s jobless rate for September, at 2.9%, extends historic low streak

The state's estimate of unemployed people in the Portland metro area was even lower, at 1.9%.
Published
October 17, 2019

Biological sciences industry on the rise in Maine, new report shows

Job growth in the sector has been 14% over the past 5 years, compared with only 4% for all industries combined, says the Bioscience Association of Maine.