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PublishedOctober 11, 2018
The scramble for seasonal workers has begun
The government says a record 6.9 million job openings are being advertised – more than the number of unemployed Americans.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2018
California startup turns to robots for farm labor
Robots are key to a new wave of agriculture that aims to raise produce in metropolitan areas while conserving water and sidestepping the high costs of human labor.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2018
Amazon’s new $15 minimum wage rankles some of its longtime warehouse workers
Those already earning at least that much will be paid an extra $1 an hour, but they also will lose two valuable benefits, resulting in a net loss overall.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2018
Wells Fargo plans to cut as much as 10% of its workforce
The bank expects to reduce the number of employees through attrition and layoffs over three years.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2018
For workers willing to move on, wages are rising
Pay raises for people who have stayed in the same job for the past year remain relatively stagnant.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2018
Maine’s small, midsized farms suffering from labor shortage
The 'relentless challenge' of finding workers is leaving crops rotting in the field.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2018
Trump cancels federal employees’ pay raises, citing cost of maintaining federal workforce
Federal employees were supposed to see pay raises in January, but Trump said he was cancelling them in favor of raises based on performance.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2018
CEO pay jumps to $19 million annually
A new report shows the gap between executive and employee pay at its highest point in about a decade.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2018
Internships could lead college students to stay in Maine, Sen. King says
The independent senator envisions a program that would boost the state's economy by helping to address the need for young workers.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2018
After wild swings last year, Maine economic growth off to sluggish start in 2018
The first quarter saw an annual expansion rate of just 0.6% as workforce problems persisted, but a pickup in growth is forecast for all of 2018.
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