Dr. James Moore Jr.

Dr. Moore is an accomplished and results-oriented Labor Economist with a strong record of overseeing and improving federal and state education, social programs, and workforce development programs. Dr. Moore has over 25 years of experience in project management, program evaluation, labor economics, education, social program and labor policy, research and survey methodology, analysis of regulations, quantitative research, and data analysis.

Prior to KPMG, Dr. Moore was the Senior Vice President for IMPAQ International where he worked on designing and implementing research and evaluation studies of workforce development, worker protection, education, and international development programs. He is the former the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the US Department of Labor’s Office of the Assistance Secretary for Policy. As the Deputy Assistance Secretary, Dr. Moore provided advice and assistance to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and departmental leadership on matters of policy development, regulations, and legislation focused on improving the lives of workers, retirees and their families. Dr. Moore is the former Deputy Commissioner for New Jersey Department of Labor and the former Deputy Director and Chief Economist for the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services. In these roles, Dr. Moore provided oversight for the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) and workforce development programs, including apprenticeship. He has served on numerous boards and commissions and initiated several innovative workforce development programs to advance training and re-employment services and improve responsiveness to the business community.

Dr. Moore has worked with several states to establish efficient and effective way of monitoring their UI system performance. This is accomplished through developing uniform guidance via policy development, standard operating procedures, business process reengineering, advanced data and analytics claims process modeling, and internal controls.