Title

An economist with the Maine Department of Labor says that recent figures from th

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

3-22-1994

Pages

1C, 2C

Abstract

An economist with the Maine Department of Labor says that recent figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that the state's unemployment rate jumped 15 percent in January appear to be due to a change in the way the data is collected rather than a real economic shift -- The new federal statistics are based on a nationwide survey of 60,000 homes, with only 600 households in Maine surveyed -- Details

Subjects

Employment

Recommended Citation

"An economist with the Maine Department of Labor says that recent figures from th" (1994). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 11982.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/11982