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Complex worker shortage problem strains businesses, employees in central Maine
Employers are struggling to hire in Maine and across the nation, which experts say is the result of several factors exacerbated by the pandemic.
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Every time Barbara Clark gets notified of a new application to Pete’s Pig Catering & Barbecue, she makes immediate contact.
Rarely, if ever, does she hear back.
“I just shoot them a message asking if they’re available and nobody responds,” said Clark, who owns the Waterville business with her husband, Pete. “You just don’t hear from them.”
Pete’s Pig Catering & Barbecue co-owners Pete Clark, left, and wife Barbara work in the kitchen Tuesday with cook Alex Smith in Waterville.
Avon masonry students work at historic Farmington house
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Jacob Cook of Brownville, left, a student at the Maine School of Masonry in Avon, with Steve “Mitch” Mitchell of Phillips, the school’s founder/director/instructor, at the historic Titcomb House in Farmington.
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The Maine School of Masonry recently worked and collaborated with OSHA, Arbortech and Safety Works at the historic Titcomb House in Farmington.
The group included masonry students, founder/instructor Stephen “Mitch” Mitchell, Arbortech representative Troy Conary, OSHA representative Nancy Keune, and Safety Works representative Mary Matthews from the Maine Department of Labor.
Kenneth Summers from Oakland, New Jersey, works on the historic Titcomb House in Farmington. He is a student at the Maine School of Masonry.
May 21, 2021
April Workforce Conditions in Maine
AUGUSTA - The spring recovery in workforce conditions continued with job gains in most sectors and a substantial upward revision to March jobs estimates. In April:
Nonfarm payroll jobs increased in most sectors
Labor force participation modestly increased
The unemployment rate remained 4.8 percent for the third consecutive month
Seasonally Adjusted Estimates
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Estimates The number of nonfarm payroll jobs increased in most sectors of the economy in April, though the 610,800 jobs was down 1,600 from March. The decrease is the result of unusual seasonal changes in education and an unusually large upward revision to March jobs estimates. Aside from these issues, the underlying jobs trend remained positive in April, reflecting a more open economy. The state added 9,600 jobs over the first four months of 2021, following four months of little change at the end of 2020.
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