The first project under the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Unemployment Insurance Equity Grant program includes the development of metrics and quantitative analyses to assess the equitability of Unemployment Insurance compensation. In partnership with five other states, New Jersey will develop a time-lapse portal that will produce detailed information on the lapse from date of the new initial claim to certification. The Heldrich Center is also supporting the development of new standardized metrics related to benefit duration and reemployment. In the second project, researchers will use an intersectional and trauma-based approach to explore crucial contextual data gathered from focus groups, identify themes and categories through detailed analysis, and assist community partners in constructing formal feedback loops with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The study will incorporate an equity lens through an intersectional approach — a methodology that acknowledges and attempts to understand how individuals’ multiple identities may intersect and both affect and be affected by the social world around them.