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Unemployment is an insurance program providing temporary, partial wage replacement to workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own. The program is funded by Unemployment Taxes paid by employers based on the amount of wages paid for covered employment. The Unemployment Tax is paid on the first $12,000 in gross wages an employer pays to an individual in a calendar year.

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May 18, 2012 - March Unemployment Rate 7.2 Percent

March 26, 2012 - Maine Efforts on Unemployment Program Integrity Cited as Best Practice

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