economy

Maine's grocery stores are planning to hire hundreds in the next few weeks

In one of the most massive domestic spending bills we've ever seen, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has unveiled a plan to send American's money- and now.

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The company, which has over 1,700 stores in North America, has eliminated thousands of positions

When they found out what they would be paid, many decided the long hours were not worth their time.

The Economic Policy Institute has a new family budget calculator. It estimates what it would cost for someone to live in what they describe as a 'modest but comfortable.'

The Economic Policy Institute has a new family budget calculator. It estimates what it would cost for someone to live in what they describe as a 'modest but comfortable.'

Tourism in Maine is down this summer, at least when it comes to Canadians coming to vacation in the state due to a lagging dollar.

The unemployment rate in Maine dropped to 5% in February 2015.

You can credit the mild weather during the holiday shopping period, you can credit Governor LePage, President Obama or any other number of factors, but judging by last year's taxable sales it seems that the economy is moving in the right direction.

Business Insider recently ranked all 50 states based on their economy.  Where does Maine fall in the ranking?

JC Penney will be closing about 40 stores nationwide, affecting about 2,250 employees. Most of the closures will take place in the beginning of April. See the list of stores scheduled for closure below.

Maine gas prices were down another eight cents per gallon this week, the average price for a gallon of gas in Maine is now at $2.48. That's according to the price-monitoring website GasBuddy.com.

Family Dollar is closing stores nationwide. The discount chain is closing 370 of their 8,100 stores in 46 states.

It’s not easy being unemployed or under-employed, but you are definitely not alone. Even with a highly positive new jobs report just out and the country apparently on an upswing, an unemployment rate of 7.7 percent means a lot of people still need jobs.
But that doesn’t mean the situation is hopeless…

The Labor Department announced that the U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in January. The unemployment rate inched upward by a tenth of a point, to 7.9 percent.