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Maine’s job losses worse than in any recession in 50 years The percentage of jobs lost in the state since February was more severe than in any economic downturn since 1969, according to a new state analysis. Share Maine has lost more jobs on a percentage basis during the pandemic than in any recession in the past 50 years, according to a recent analysis by the Maine Department of Labor. Nearly 4,000 claims for state unemployment benefits were filed last week, the highest weekly claims total ...

Maine’s job losses worse than in any recession in 50 years The percentage of jobs lost in the state since February was more severe than in any economic downturn since 1969, according to a new state analysis. Share Maine has lost more jobs on a percentage basis during the pandemic than in any recession in the past 50 years, according to a recent analysis by the Maine Department of Labor. Nearly 4,000 claims for state unemployment benefits were filed last week, the highest weekly claims total ...

Will older workers return? January 1, 2021 on Editorials, Opinion In addition to the health and social repercussions, the pandemic has been disproportionately hard on the careers of older Americans. Some lost their jobs, while others quit, chose early retirement, dialed back responsibilities or made other changes in response to the elevated risk of suffering the worst effects of COVID-19. A study released in October by the New School in New York City found that for the first time in deca...

Scholars Strategy Network: The Maine Climate Plan is out – the rest is up to us Gov. Janet Mills has correctly made climate one of her top priorities. By John Dorrer Share As United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres summarized in the recent UN State of the Climate report, “the state of the planet is broken.” He went on to say that humanity is waging a war on nature and described this as “suicidal.” A stern warning to skeptics and deniers who continue to resist critical inte...