The Heldrich Center, in conjunction with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, is pleased to share a new workforce analysis of the life sciences and technology sectors in New Jersey, with a particular emphasis on the sectors’ intersection with artificial...
The Heldrich Center is pleased to announce the availability of two new research products resulting from its long-running public opinion polling series, Work Trends. To better understand the public’s attitudes about work, employers, and the government, and improve...
A new report, Educational and Employment Outcomes for the New Jersey High School Classes of 2014 and 2015, utilizes the New Jersey Statewide Data System to analyze the trajectories of New Jersey high school graduates. Heldrich Center researchers used descriptive...
The care economy is a fundamental segment of the labor force, supporting the needs of vulnerable groups such as children, older adults, and those with health challenges and disabilities. A new report from the New Jersey Statewide Data System provides an overview of...
by Jessica Starace and Liana Lin The proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in the workplace, a type of artificial intelligence (AI) capable of generating new content, has fostered growing concerns about how deployment will impact work and...
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a machine-learning technology that uses reasoning, problem-solving, and creativity to generate new, original content from inputted text, audio and visual media, and other forms of data. The deployment of GenAI will...
The Rutgers Child Care Research Collaborative has released two new research briefs by Heldrich Center researchers. New Jersey’s Childcare Workforce: An Examination of Internet Job Postings from October 2023, by Liana Lin, Brittney Donovan, and Andrea Hetling, Ph.D.,...
Join us for a special "Back to School" episode of the “Work Trends RU” podcast series, featuring New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer. Commissioner Dehmer discusses: The major challenges, innovations, and achievements in New Jersey’s public...
Renée Edwards, Ph.D., Assistant Director at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development and Managing Director of the Employer Disability Practices Center, is the co-author of two recently published journal articles: "Disability, Job Satisfaction, and Workplace...
A new report from the New Jersey Statewide Data System examines the effect of the New Jersey Tuition Aid Grant program on college graduation. Researchers from the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, analyzed the...
In 2017, in response to the demand for a highly skilled workforce, New Jersey set a goal to increase the proportion of its state residents with a postsecondary credential to 65% by 2025. The initiative aims to strengthen the economy through increased access to...
A recent webinar featured authors Nyerere Hodge, Stuart Andreason, Ph.D., and Carl Van Horn, Ph.D., discussing their analysis of the 21st-century labor market as presented in the three-part series Then and Now. The webinar examined measures of economic mobility and...
Examining the Benefits of Education in New Jersey utilizes data from the New Jersey Statewide Data System along with the National Student Clearinghouse extract, AlumniFinder data, and, when available, data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the New...
White paper explores the successes and challenges faced by 21 national programs offering training, career development, and job opportunities for people with disabilities.
Presents 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.
News story about recent media coverage of Heldrich Center research and recent presentations by center researchers.
New blog post about the role of public libraries in providing programs and services that build the skills of workers and job seekers.
New report presents the final results from a study focusing on the public’s awareness of and opinions toward using New Jersey’s Family Leave Insurance program and Earned Sick Leave law.
Video interviews with Renée Edwards, Andrea Hetling, and Melanie Willoughby.
New report presents findings and recommendations from a study of the challenges and opportunities employers and job seekers in southern New Jersey face.