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Nearly 31,000 Mainers filed for unemployment last week, as the coronavirus continues to take a toll on the state's economy.New figures from Maine's…
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Central Maine Healthcare announced Wednesday that about 300 staff will be furloughed.The organization, which operates three hospitals in Lewiston, Rumford…
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An unprecedented number of unemployment claims crashed the state system that is designed to make payments on the first of the week. Labor offiials say the…
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Starting Monday, Mainers seeking unemployment will need to do so in an alphabetical fashion. That's the day the Maine Depeartment of Labor says those with…
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The Maine Department of Labor has been struggling to handle huge numbers of applications for unemployment benefits because of the pandemic, and those…
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The State Labor Department says a significant number of people are filing for unemployment insurance due to COVID-19, and some are having difficulty…
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Five-thousand Mainers have filed unemployment claims just since Sunday, state labor officials say. Meanwhile, the Maine Legislature has moved to make it…
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A new system for filing unemployment claims remains broken, according to some state lawmakers.State Rep. Ryan Fecteau says he and other elected officials…