ME’s unemployment insurance taxes going up next year

AUGUSTA, Maine — Many Maine employers will see a slight increase in the taxes they pay to fund the state’s unemployment system come January. But even a small increase has employers upset, although not surprised…

[snip] The amount of the increase ranges from $2.40 per year per worker to $18 per worker for the year. Employers pay the tax on the first $12,000 in wages they pay for each worker. The unemployment system in Maine is entirely funded by employers…

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