An overview of the disproportionate effect of the recession on Maine's retail se

Authors

Seth Harkness

Source

Mainebiz

Date

12-15-2008

Pages

1, 16-18

Abstract

An overview of the disproportionate effect of the recession on Maine's retail sector. Maine's growing dependence on the retail economy is in keeping with a similar shift nationally. A recession driven by consumer retrenchment will disproportionately affect female workers, many of them part-time, and will also affect Maine's sales tax revenue. With comments from several store owners.

Subjects

Retail trade, Labor force

Recommended Citation

Harkness, Seth, "An overview of the disproportionate effect of the recession on Maine's retail se" (2008). Maine News Index – MaineBiz. 4773.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_mainebiz/4773