By Laura Fortman, Opinion guest column • September 1, 2019 10:00 am
Labor Day was created by members of the labor movement in the late 19th century to recognize the essential contributions working people have made to the prosperity of our country. Recent reports in the media about Maine’s economy and employment statistics include: “Unemployment rates are the lowest on record for July in all 16 counties,” “nonfarm payroll jobs up 5,500 from one year ago,” and “number of unemployed is down 2,900 from one year ago.”