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Unemployment in Maine ticking back up after summer low

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation October 22, 2022

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Maine’s unemployment rate is ticking back up after a summer low and amid economic unease.  The statewide unemployment rate was 3.3% in September, up slightly from 3.1% in August. Last month was the second that the figure has been back above 3% after dipping to a low of 2.8% in July. That was the first month since February 2020 that the rate was below 3%. July’s rate was just above the record-low joblessness rate set three years ago. From... + full article



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