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Webinar: March 18, 2026
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute, welcomes Mark McInerney, as he presents, "The strengths of QWI and Administrative Data in a Small State." This presentation will document advantages that QWI and administrative data generally have compared to survey-based estimates in a small state context.
About the Presenter:
Mark McInerney is an Economist and has served as the Director of the Center for Workforce Research and Information (CWRI) for the Maine Department of Labor for the past five years. CWRI’s core mission is to inform the public about conditions and trends in the workforce.
Mark joined CWRI in 2020 after completing his PhD in Economics at the University of Connecticut.
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For more materials related to this webinar, please visit us at census.gov/data/academy/webinars/2026/qwi-and-adminstrative-data-in-small-state.html.
Webinar: March 18, 2026
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute, welcomes Mark McInerney, as he presents, "The strengths of QWI and Administrative Data in a Small State." This presentation will document advantages that QWI and administrative data generally have compared to survey-based estimates in a small state context.
About the Presenter:
Mark McInerney is an Economist and has served as the Director of the Center for Workforce Research and Information (CWRI) for the Maine Department of Labor for the past five years. CWRI’s core mission is to inform the public about conditions and trends in the workforce.
Mark joined CWRI in 2020 after completing his PhD in Economics at the University of Connecticut.
#CensusAcademy
census.gov/academy
For more materials related to this webinar, please visit us at census.gov/data/academy/webinars/2026/qwi-and-adminstrative-data-in-small-state.html.










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