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COMMISSIONER LAURA FORTMAN

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COMMISSIONER LAURA FORTMAN

According to 2022 Census population estimates:
·38% of Maine’s population is age 55 and above
·23% of Maine’s population is age 65 and above

If you are looking to rejoin the workforce in some capacity, now is the time! There are currently two open jobs for every unemployed job seeker. Job seekers currently have a lot of options, and employers are being creative/flexible in their hiring, training, scheduling, etc.

Check out the Maine Department of Labor’s resource webpage for older adults: www.maine.gov/labor/olderadultresources/ , or reach out to your local CareerCenter where staff can help connect you with resources and hiring employers.

Local Headlines

6 hours ago in Local

Platner Out, Releases 11 Minute Video on Exit from Senate Race

Platner drew progressive buzz and support

6 hours ago in Local

Platner Drops Out of Senate Race, Maine Democrats Plan Convention to Replace Him

The list of possible replacements continues to grow.

7 hours ago in Local

Gull Dies After Days Stuck on Tower Spire Atop Victoria Mansion in Portland

The Portland Fire Department used a 100-foot aerial ladder truck, but could not get to the gull.

National Headlines

10 hours ago in National

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case; Trump appeals

The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Trump's lawyers immediately appealed to stop the payment.

16 hours ago in National

Oil prices rise, and stocks fall worldwide after Trump says ceasefire with Iran is ‘over’

Oil prices are rising, and stock markets are falling worldwide Wednesday after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran.

16 hours ago in National

Succession fight is already underway as calls mount for Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race

Democratic nominee Graham Platner hasn't resigned from the Maine U.S. Senate race following an allegation of sexual assault. But the succession battle to take his place was already underway Tuesday.

20 hours ago in Local, National

Platner may be finished, but voters’ willingness to take risks will remain

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) Democrat Graham Platner has so far been mum on whether he’ll drop out of the Maine U.S.…