Heldrich Center Through the Years 1997 - PRESENT1997The Center for Employment Policy and Workforce Development is founded by Carl Van Horn, Professor of Public Policy at the Bloustein School. The Center is initially financed by a donation and endowment from John J....
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Care Economy and EmploymentDisability EmploymentDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEconomic and Job Sector AnalysisEconomic and Labor Market TrendsEducation and TrainingEvaluationsThe Future of WorkIncome Supports and Social PolicyJob Seekers in TransitionProgram Design...
Chapter 3 Three studies conducted in 2000, 2018 and 2023 explore how workers in the United States think about the impacts of technology on their jobs, the labor market, and the economy.2000Nothing But Net: American Workers and the Information Economy A nationally...
Chapter 1 Americans’ Attitudes About Work, Employers, and GovernmentThe first Work Trends survey was conducted in August 1998 and explored Americans' perceptions regarding job satisfaction, job security, career mobility, education and training, and the appropriate...
Chapter 2 The Tech Boom and Bust:The Disposable American Worker (late 1990s/early 2000s)Multiple studies conducted in the late 1990s and early 2000s evaluated workers’ experiences and perceptions of a labor market transformed by technology and declining conditions. In...
Presents topline results from a November 2021 Work Trends survey.
Offers an overview of the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on work in the United States, and how GenAI may affect workers and employers in the life sciences and technology sectors of the economy and in New Jersey. Highlights the ways in which the...
Outlines the research findings from the Heldrich Center’s job posting analysis, which offers insights into job advertisements in the child care field, including position type, employment type, wages, and location. These findings offer insights into the demand for...
Summarizes the preliminary findings from the Heldrich Center’s first series of focus groups with members of the child care workforce in New Jersey. Findings are organized according to four themes: motivation, workplace logistics and support, career planning, and...
Since 2022, the Heldrich Center has explored workers’ perceptions of and experiences with racial and ethnic discrimination at work and opinions of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and practices. The study included a survey using a comprehensive, national...
Who we are HISTORY | MISSION & VISION | DIRECTIONS & PARKINGThe John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development is based at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The Center, founded...
New research brief examines older workers and job dislocation.
New brief examines the vital role that public libraries play for all members of a community, including job seekers.
The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development was founded in 1997 and is one of the nation’s foremost research and policy organizations dedicated to strengthening the American workplace during an era of rapid global economic change.
Discusses the recession, green jobs, and job skills.
A groundbreaking longitudinal panel study of American workers suffering unemployment and long-term unemployment (workers looking for work for at least six months) during and after the Great Recession. Heldrich Center researchers conducted four surveys asking workers about their unemployment and reemployment experiences from 2008 to 2011. This series went on to win the 2013 American Association for Public Opinion Research Policy Impact Award.
Evaluation of a New Jersey program designed to increase awareness and access to worker benefits programs, including paid family and medical leave benefits, earned sick leave, and unemployment insurance. The Heldrich Center will focus on understanding the program's...
Presents topline data from the January 2025 and December 2024 Work Trends surveys. The January 2025 topline data examine employment status as well as opinions on the job market for those looking for work, job security for workers, the cost of living, the current...
Findings and recommendations from a study designed to better understand and document community needs and areas for growth in training, recruiting, hiring, and retaining students, trainees, and workers for New Jersey’s energy-efficiency workforce.