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  2. List of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate

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    The list of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate compares the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state and territory, sortable by name, rate, and change. Data are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment publication. [1] [2] While the non-seasonally adjusted data ...

  3. Maine - Wikipedia

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    Maine has the highest percentage of French Americans of any state. ... Maine's unemployment rate is 3.3%. As of September 2023, Maine's minimum wage is $13.80.

  4. Steady flow of new unemployment claims continues in Maine - AOL

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    Roughly 2,150 new claims for state unemployment benefits and 250 claims for federal benefits were filed last week. In total, about 3,000 individual Mainers filed claims, according to the Maine ...

  5. Maine's 2nd congressional district - Wikipedia

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    Cook PVI. R+6 [1] Maine's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. Covering 27,326 square miles (70,770 km 2 ), it comprises nearly 80% of the state's total land area. The district comprises most of the land area north of the Portland and Augusta metropolitan areas. It includes the cities of Lewiston ...

  6. Labor history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The GNP growth 1921-29 was a very strong 6.0 percent, double the long-term average of about 3 percent. Real annual earnings (in 1914 dollars) for all employees (deducting for unemployment) was $566 in 1921 and $793 in 1929, a real gain of 40 percent.

  7. Economy of New England - Wikipedia

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    New England exports food products, ranging from fish to lobster, cranberries, Maine potatoes, and maple syrup. The service industry is important, including tourism, education, financial and insurance services, plus architectural, building, and construction services. The U.S. Department of Commerce has called the New England economy a microcosm ...

  8. Causes of unemployment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics annual Union Members Summary: "In 2012, the union membership rate—the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of a union—was 11.3 percent, down from 11.8 percent in 2011. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.4 million, also declined over the year.

  9. List of U.S. states by employment rate - Wikipedia

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    U.S. states by net employment rate (% of population 16 and over) 2022; National rank State Employment rate in % (total population) Annual change (%)