Michael Horrigan

Midwestern Economic and Labor Market Outlook

Michael Horrigan became president of the Upjohn Institute in March 2019. He served previously as associate commissioner with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Horrigan came to the BLS as a labor economist in 1986, after six years as an economics professor at Williams College in his native Massachusetts. He rose through the ranks as a division chief, the director of the National Longitudinal Surveys Program, and assistant commissioner of the Offices of Prices and Living Conditions. He took on the role of associate commissioner in the Office of Unemployment and Unemployment Statistics in 2014. At the Upjohn Institute, Horrigan’s areas of expertise include education, workforce development and labor markets.