unemployment Archives - Bangor Daily News

Susan Collins floats alternatives as unemployment bonus runs out

by Lori Valigra July 30, 2020July 30, 2020

The proposed legislation aims to keep unemployed people from having a gap in their payments and potentially falling off a financial cliff.

Don’t cut unemployment lifeline for Maine workers and their families

by Contributed July 30, 2020July 30, 2020

Mainers face income drops, more delays as Congress mulls virus unemployment extension

by Jessica Piper July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Maine unemployment rate declines to 9.3 percent in May

by Lori Valigra June 19, 2020June 19, 2020

‘Unprecedented’ volume of jobless claims could force delay in benefits for Mainers

by Jessica Piper June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

Maine canceled nearly as many fraudulent unemployment claims as it received last week

by Caitlin Andrews June 11, 2020June 16, 2020

Maine cancels thousands of allegedly fraudulent unemployment claims

by Jessica Piper June 4, 2020June 16, 2020

Mainers still awaiting unemployment face new delays

by Jessica Piper May 30, 2020June 16, 2020

Maine probing scores of claims as fraudsters target stressed unemployment system

by Caitlin Andrews May 27, 2020June 16, 2020

Jobless rate now highest since Great Depression

by The Associated Press May 8, 2020June 16, 2020

Have you exhausted unemployment benefits? We want to hear from you.

by Michael Shepherd April 30, 2020June 16, 2020

Coronavirus shutdowns prompt Augusta city layoffs

by Nick Sambides Jr. April 30, 2020June 16, 2020

After delay, Maine says self-employed workers can file for unemployment on Friday

by Jessica Piper April 28, 2020June 16, 2020

Maine taps international consultant Deloitte to revamp application for state benefits

by Caitlin Andrews April 27, 2020June 16, 2020

Millions of people face stimulus check delays for a strange reason: they are poor

by Propublica April 26, 2020June 16, 2020

Maine lags as most states expand unemployment to self-employed workers

by Jessica Piper April 24, 2020June 16, 2020

Many Mainers making more under expanded unemployment system than they did at work

by Jessica Piper April 23, 2020June 24, 2020

US relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up

by The Associated Press April 15, 2020June 16, 2020

Economists paint ‘dire’ picture for Maine in potentially long coronavirus recession

by Jessica Piper April 9, 2020June 16, 2020

1 in 10 Maine workers filed for unemployment in 3 weeks, with hospitality industry hardest hit

by Jessica Piper April 9, 2020June 16, 2020