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Insights from the New Jersey Business and Organization COVID-19 Impact Survey
Details a survey of New Jersey businesses and nonprofits about the impacts of COVID-19.
A Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Americans Agree the Economy is Strong, but Worry about the Future: Media Release (full report)
Reports on the findings of an August 2018 Work Trends survey of the American public.
A Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Americans Agree the Economy is Strong, but Worry about the Future: Topline Data
Topline data from August 2018 Work Trends survey report.
A Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Americans Agree the Economy is Strong, but Worry about the Future: Media Release
Media release for August 2018 Work Trends survey report.
Left Behind: The Long-term Unemployed Struggle in an Improving Economy
Explores the experiences of unemployed Americans, and especially the long-term unemployed. Examines the recession’s impact on the financial condition of unemployed Americans and how they’ve attempted to cope with their diminished income and savings. Presents data on the extent of support from employed and unemployed workers for governmental policies and programs to lower unemployment.
Persons with Disabilities Seeking Employment and Public Transportation: Findings of a New Jersey Survey
Discusses how transportation is a prominent factor in the job search process.
Left Out. Forgotten? Recent High School Graduates and the Great Recession
Documents the severe problems that graduates from the high school classes of 2006 through 2011 have encountered.
Chasing the American Dream: Recent College Graduates and the Great Recession
Survey of graduates from four-year colleges and universities from the classes of 2006 through 2011.
Out of Work and Losing Hope: The Misery and Bleak Expectations of American Workers
Explores findings from an August 2011 survey of American workers who lost a job during the Great Recession.
American Workers Assess an Economic Disaster
Examines Americans’ assessments of the future of the economy and the labor market.
Americans’ Attitudes About Work, Employers, and the Government
This first Work Trends survey examines worker attitudes about important employment factors.
Great Recession and the Next Generation of Workforce Development Strategies
Highlights findings from the Heldrich Center’s survey of 1,200 unemployed workers.
Distressed American Worker: Fears of Permanent Job Loss Soar
Investigates the state of deep distress American workers are experiencing due to the economic downturn and how it affects their lives.
How the One-Stop System Serves People with Disabilities: A Nationwide Survey of Disability Agencies
Explores state and local agencies that focus on people with disabilities and their views of the One-Stop system.
Standing on Shaky Ground: Employers Sharply Concerned in Aftermath of Recession and Terror
Explores the implications of a recession economy and terrorist-related events of 2001 and what they mean for the nation’s employers.
Nothing But Net: American Workers and the Information Economy
Examines the implications of the information economy for American workers.
What’s Next: Using Workplace Divided Data to Help Incorporate Workers’ Perceptions in Workplace Discrimination and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies
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...
Work Trends November 2021 Survey: Topline Survey Results
Presents topline results from a November 2021 Work Trends survey.
Thoughts on the Women’s Recession
New brief examines data from the latest Work Trends survey that suggest that women are more concerned about economically supporting themselves or their families compared to men.