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Maine sees slight drop in new jobless claims

by Nick Sambides Jr. October 8, 2020October 8, 2020

Mainers filed 2,370 jobless claims for the week ending Oct. 3, according to counts the Maine Department of Labor released on Thursday.

Maine’s new jobless claims rose slightly last week, state says

by Nick Sambides Jr. September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

More jobless Mainers must meet work-search requirement to receive benefits

by Lori Valigra September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

Still don’t have your unemployment benefits? Let us know.

by Erin Rhoda September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

People are still stuck in Maine’s unemployment ‘vortex,’ while multi-state leaders haven’t met

by Josh Keefe September 3, 2020September 4, 2020

Maine paid prisoners jobless benefits after Janet Mills said to stop

by Caitlin Andrews August 27, 2020August 27, 2020

Unemployed Mainers to get extra $300 per week with new FEMA grant

by Lynne Fort August 25, 2020August 26, 2020

Maine will apply for federal program to boost unemployment benefits

by Jessica Piper August 21, 2020August 21, 2020

Unemployment is up, but Maine seems to be bouncing back from the pandemic

by Nick Sambides Jr. August 21, 2020August 21, 2020

Trump order on unemployment is wrong solution to a very real problem

by The BDN Editorial Board August 12, 2020August 12, 2020

Susan Collins floats alternatives as unemployment bonus runs out

by Lori Valigra July 30, 2020July 30, 2020

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