Survey exploring workers’ views during the Great Recession.
Work Trends Survey on the Distressed American Worker
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Work Trends Survey on the Anxious American Worker
Survey exploring the opinions of Americans about employment and the economy.
What Me Worry? Most Americans Not Concerned about the Impacts of Technology on Jobs (Report)
Survey examines Americans’ concerns about the impact of technology on jobs.
Joys and Disappointments of Older Part-time Workers (Report)
Reports findings from a Work Trends survey of older part-time workers.
Work Trends Surveys on the Workplace
Surveys about Americans’ array of opinions and attitudes about the workplace, including job satisfaction, wellness programs, and work-life balance.
Work Trends Surveys on Jobs and Economic Security
Surveys examining American workers’ opinions about their work-life balance and feelings about the economy.
Voices of the Unemployed
Verbatim comments from participants in an August 2011 Work Trends survey.
Unfulfilled Expectations: Recent College Graduates Struggle in a Troubled Economy
Presents the findings of a survey of college graduates.
Shattered American Dream: Unemployed Workers Lose Ground, Hope, and Faith in their Futures
Documents dramatic erosion in the quality of life for millions of Americans as a result of the Great Recession.
Working Hard But Staying Poor: A National Survey of the Working Poor and Unemployed
Analysis of employment issues most important to the working poor and unemployed.
Topline Data – January 2025 and December 2024 Surveys
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...
New Jersey Small Business Development Centers Project
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Workers’ Sour Assessment of the U.S. Labor Market and Inflation Cuts Across Party Lines on the Eve of National Elections in 2024
Findings from November 2023 survey of American workers and job seekers.
Whipsawed, Precarious, and Pessimistic: Americans’ Changing Views About the Economy and Labor Market During a Decade of Fundamental Change
Analysis about Americans’ attitudes about the economy and labor market.
Trends in American Opinions about Jobs, 2010 to 2021
Examines selected trend data about work, the job market, and job security.
What a Difference a (Pandemic) Year Makes: Less Concern, More Confidence Expressed by Workers as 2021 Comes to an End
Findings from a November 2021 Work Trends survey of Americans.
New Brief Released: Voices from the Field: Workforce Responses to COVID-19
New research brief examines the challenges, triumphs, and lessons learned from local workforce development professionals during the pandemic.
Topline Survey Results: Work Trends Pre-election and Post-election Surveys
Presents full topline results from two nationally representative surveys conducted in fall 2020 as part of the award-winning public opinion series Work Trends.
New Jersey COVID-19 Business and Nonprofit Organization Survey: Nonprofit Organization Insights
Examines the responses of leaders of New Jersey nonprofit organizations to survey questions about the COVID-19 public health crisis.
Assessing Select Financial Impact Questions for New Jersey Women- and Minority-owned Businesses
Examines the survey responses of women- and minority-owned business owners about the financial impact due to COVID-19.