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7/9/2025: Maine Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs awarded over $6.4 Million to Continue Building Talent Pipelines
7/1/2025: Second Quarter Wage Reporting for Paid Family & Medical Leave Starts Today
6/25/2025: New research examines rising economic output and wages in an environment of slowing job growth and workforce implications of AI
6/24/2025: The Employment Situation in Maine - May 2025
6/23/2025: CORRECTION - Second Quarter Wage Reporting for Paid Family & Medical Leave Starting
6/18/2025: July Safety Classes
6/16/2025: Employers: Get Instant Alerts on Unemployment Claims with SIDES
6/16/2025: Maine Paid Family & Medical Leave Contracts with Spring Consulting Group, An Alera Group Company, LLC for Actuarial Services
6/11/2025: Maine Paid Family & Medical Leave Contracts with Aflac to Administer Claims
3/6/2025: Workforce Development Program Offers Transportation Pilot Grants to Help Recruit & Retain Employees
3/22/2024: The Employment Situation in Maine - February 2024
9/29/2023: Maine Awarded $7.6 Million Pathways to Partnership Grant

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1. Unemployment Rate and Labor Market Data: https://www.maine.gov/labor/cwri/
2. Search WARN Notices: https://joblink.maine.gov/warn_info
3. Upcoming Hiring Events: https://www.mainecareercenter.com/employment/hiringevents/
4. Services for Job Seekers: https://www.mainecareercenter.gov/
5. Labor Law Info and Wage and Hour Violations: https://www.maine.gov/labor/bls/
6. Upcoming SafetyWorks! Training Classes: https://www.safetyworksmaine.gov/
7. Rapid Response Information for Laid Off Workers: https://www.mainecareercenter.com/laidoffinfo/
8. WorkShare Program Information: https://www.maine.gov/unemployment/workshare/