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Unemployment down in November
December 21, 2011Maine's unemployment rate decreased last month to 7.0%, according to the Maine Department of Labor. The preliminary November rate is down from October's revised rate of 7.3% and November 2010's rate of 7.5%.
December 21, 2011MEMIC acquires Vermont insurer, plans expansion
December 20, 2011Workers' compensation insurer The MEMIC Group announced today it has acquired a Vermont-based insurer and also plans to expand its operations to Pennsylvania and New Jersey next year.
December 20, 2011Maine has 19 work-related deaths in 2010
December 19, 2011Maine had 19 workplace fatalities in 2010, comprising 13% of the region's workplace deaths last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
December 19, 2011Workers' comp costs to decrease again
December 12, 2011Maine companies are expected to save $7 million in avoided workers' compensation costs next year, following a rate decrease announced Friday by Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa.
December 12, 2011Metro area unemployment falls
December 7, 2011Unemployment rates fell in Maine's three metro areas in October, following a nationwide trend that illustrates the job market is improving in urban areas.
December 7, 2011Congress debates jobless benefits
December 6, 2011Members of Maine’s congressional delegation support the extension of unemployment benefits set to expire next month, affecting nearly 4,000 jobless Mainers.
December 6, 2011
Maine's research community sees growing value in global recruits
November 28, 2011When Yichang Jia finished his Ph.D. program in China a few years ago, he began looking for a job in the United States because few labs in his country were hiring post-doctoral fellows then.
November 28, 2011
P&G in Auburn opens its doors to a new kind of worker
November 14, 2011Daniel Twitchell is a 21-year-old recent high school graduate who can't vocalize more than 50 or so words. To express his needs, he uses signs, word boards and a tablet programmed with simple phrases and words.
November 14, 2011OSHA fines Monmouth sewer pump co.
October 27, 2011Federal workplace safety officials are proposing nearly $17,000 in penalties for a Monmouth company following the death of two employees working on a sewer pump.
October 27, 2011WGME-13 and union resolve contract
October 25, 2011Behind-the-scenes employees at news station WGME-13 in Portland have a new three-year contract, following a drawn-out and contentious negotiation that started in early 2009 with parent company Sinclair Broadcasting Group Inc. of Maryland.
October 25, 2011Foreign investment goal of Franklin program
October 25, 2011Maine has received federal approval to open a center that will encourage foreign investment by offering green cards in exchange for investments of $500,000 or more in select industries that create jobs.
October 25, 2011Union files complaint against LePage
October 25, 2011Gov. Paul LePage and his administration face a formal complaint from the Maine State Employees Association, which alleges the state is negotiating a new contract in bad faith and violating Maine's collective bargaining laws.
October 25, 2011Ex-DOL head Fortman to lead Perkins Center
October 13, 2011Former Maine Department of Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman has been tapped to lead the Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle.
October 13, 2011CMCC nets $2.7M for worker training
October 6, 2011Central Maine Community College in Auburn is receiving $2.7 million in federal money to help train displaced workers and provide job opportunities to graduates.
October 6, 2011$5M to train 300 unemployed in Brunswick
October 5, 2011The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded nearly $5 million to Coastal Counties Workforce Inc. in Brunswick to be used to train 300 long-term unemployed people.
October 5, 2011Unemployment rate 7.6% in August
September 19, 2011Maine's unemployment rate was 7.6% in August, relatively unchanged from the same month last year.
September 19, 2011
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