In 2024, the Heldrich Center launched a statewide survey of registered family child care providers in New Jersey as part of the Rutgers Child Care Research Collaborative, an initiative focused on child care in the state. The survey asked individuals who provide child care in their homes to share their voices and experiences — from […]

Presents findings from a December 2024 survey of U.S. workers about policy proposals related to the economy, education, and work. These policy proposals were also the subject of survey questions asked of workers in December 2020, after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election, and as COVID-19 vaccines began rolling out […]

Presents a workforce analysis of the life sciences and technology sectors in New Jersey, with a particular emphasis on the sectors’ intersection with artificial intelligence. Offers workforce strategies for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and sector stakeholders to continue to cultivate top talent, increase workforce diversity, and prepare for occupational and skill changes resulting […]

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 technology is being explored and/or has been adopted by New […]

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 unemployment rate, the ability to financially support oneself and family, and […]

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 workers in the child care field.

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 perceived barriers and challenges.

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 probability-based sample of 3,277 full- and part-time U.S. workers and 20 in-depth, one-on-one interviews with workers to […]

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.

The first in a series of annual reports examining the teacher workforce in New Jersey.

Presents infographics from a November 2023 survey of U.S. workers about artificial intelligence.

Presents findings from a November 2023 survey of U.S. workers, job seekers, and retirees about artificial intelligence.