Economic leaders call on Maine policymakers to address worker shortage, energy costs

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 16, 2022

A leading Maine economic group recommended that state policymakers prioritize solving worker shortages and high energy costs in a report issued Wednesday. The Maine Economic Growth Council, which develops long-range economic plans for the state, released its annual Measures of Growth progress report that tracked 31 indicators. Top on the list of concerns are labor shortages