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 local level.  He is responsible for overseeing the State of Maine’s workforce statistics systems for measuring employment, unemployment and labor market developments including forecasting skill requirements and workforce needs.  He works closely with Maine employers, industry associations, economic developers and education and training agencies to analyze workforce requirements, trends and developments.  

 He recently served as Deputy Director, Workforce Development at the National Center on Education and the Economy in Washington, DC where he worked with America’s largest cities and leading states to assess policies and practices and to provide technical assistance and consultation.  He served as an adjunct faculty member in the Economics Department at the University of Maine.  He has consulted to the U.S Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration on labor market information systems development, capacity building and workforce strategies.  He spent 20 years in Maine as senior vice president of Training and Development Corporation, a non-profit organization focused on workforce and regional development.

Dorrer holds a BA in Economics and MS in Resource Economics from the University of New Hampshire.