John Dorrer, Director, Center for Workforce Research and Information, State of Maine Department of Labor

John Dorrer is an economist and research administrator focused on workforce development, human capital and labor market policies at the state and region level. He is responsible for overseeing the State of Maine’s statistical systems for measuring employment, unemployment and labor market developments including forecasting skill requirements and workforce needs. He advises the Governor, the State Legislature and a wide range of public policy officials and leaders in private industry on workforce developments and challenges.

Prior to joining the Maine Department of Labor, John served as Deputy Director, Workforce Development at the National Center on Education and the Economy in Washington, DC where he consulted with America’s largest cities and states in areas of workforce and economic development.  He has consulted for the U.S Department of Labor on workforce information systems development and has performed a number of international consulting assignments for groups such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

John spent 20 years in Maine as senior vice president of Training and Development Corporation, a non-profit organization focused on workforce and regional development and has served as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Maine.