LA Metro Chamber August 14th Breakfast ~ Economic Trends and the Outlook for Maine

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Maine’s economy is influenced by many factors, including national conditions. Inflation, consumer sentiment, changes in federal policy, and labor markets are all interconnected. What do recent trends look like and what do they mean for Maine’s economic outlook? What assumptions went into the latest economic forecast for the state? 

This presentation will offer an overview of the latest in the national context and statewide economic conditions. 

Meet Our Presenter: Amanda Rector, Maine State Economist, Department of Administrative and Financial Services 

Amanda Rector has served as the Maine State Economist since 2011, providing policymakers, businesses, and people across the state with data and analysis of Maine's economic and demographic conditions. Amanda has spent over twenty years in public service, joining Maine state government in 2004 as an economic research analyst in the Department of Labor. 

She earned a BA in Economics from Wellesley College and a Master's in Public Policy and Management from the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine. Amanda is currently the chair of the State of Maine’s Revenue Forecasting Committee and serves as the Governor’s liaison to the U.S. Census Bureau. 

She holds membership on the advisory board for the New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and is the chair of the Board of Visitors at the Muskie School of Public Service. Amanda is originally from mid-coast Maine and now lives in Union with her husband and their two school-aged children.