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Dozens of Maine businesses rely on the H-2B guest worker program.

The Peer Workforce Navigator Project said it wants to make sure tipped workers are aware of the services available to them.

The Maine Department of Labor report finds a close link between demographic changes and economic fortunes.

Maine added 13,400 new workers to the labor force within the last three years. Still, the state's economic growth is outpacing the number of people available to work in Maine, Gov. Janet Mills said Monday.

An update to Maine's 10-year economic strategy finds the state is falling short in its efforts to expand the labor force, though employee wages and productivity are up.

Immigration remains politically divisive in Maine and across the country, but many employers say Maine needs more workers.

Gov. Janet Mills and state lawmakers formally unveiled legislation Friday to establish the Maine Office of New Americans.

According to new analysis commissioned by the Maine Connectivity Authority, the workforce gap of software developers, fiber splicers, engineers and others could grow to more than 4,500 workers, depending on how federal and state dollars are invested in Maine during the next few years.

The latest employment outlook from the Maine Department of Labor finds that younger workers moving to Maine have partially offset declining birth rates and the number of people aging out of the workforce.

Mills announced the plan during her State of the State speech Thursday night. During a visit to Central Maine Community College in Auburn Friday, Mills said high school graduates from the classes of 2020 through to 2023 would be eligible.