Response to Charles Lawton
Charles Lawton’s article in Sunday’s edition of the Portland Press Herald made a number of points that I wanted to chime in on. First, he states: Ignoring the fact that […]
Read More →Maine’s Private Sector Sets New Low
Today the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released new personal income data for the first quarter of 2010. Unfortunately, this brings more bad news for Mainers. As […]
Read More →Record Increase in Maine’s Personal Current Transfer Receipts
In my previous blog I hinted that Maine’s Personal Current Transfer Receipts (PCTR) were behind the large drop in the private sector share of personal income. Between 2008 and 2009, […]
Read More →Maine’s Private Sector Plunges in 2009
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released their 2009 personal income estimates. Undoubtedly, some folks will be praising Maine’s rise in the state per capita income […]
Read More →Maine’s Private Sector Share of Personal Income by County
Read the full report | Personal income is an important economic measure of a state’s well-being. Higher levels of personal income allow a state’s residents to buy more goods and […]
Read More →Maine’s Personal Income in 2006: Private Sector Continues to Shrink
Read the full report | Personal income is an important economic measure of a state’s well-being. Higher levels of personal income mean that a state’s residents are able to buy […]
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