Explores findings from an August 2011 survey of American workers who lost a job during the Great Recession.
Out of Work and Losing Hope: The Misery and Bleak Expectations of American Workers
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Unemployment and Reemployment
Great Recession and Serving Dislocated Workers with Disabilities: Perspectives from One-Stop Career Centers and Rapid Response Coordinators
Examines serving dislocated workers with disabilities.
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.
Trying to Become the Person I Was Before: 9/11 Displaced Workers and the Employment Assistance Program
Explores the September 11th Fund’s Employment Assistance Program.
AFTERSHOCK: Serving 9/11 Displaced Workers
Examines the proceedings from a symposium held to provide an overview of the September 11th Fund’s Employment Assistance Program.
Demographic Profile of Participants Enrolled in the September 11th Fund’s Employment Assistance Program
Statistical profile of clients of the September 11th Fund’s Employment Assistance Program.
Getting Back to Work: New Public/Private Strategies for Laid-Off American Workers
Study on the impact of job loss.
Bouncing Back Nine Lessons in Resilience and Reemployment
New brief offers advice for job seekers.
Using Social Media to Improve State Reemployment Services for Dislocated Workers
Provided targeted training on social media to three states.
Governor Murphy Announces Plan to Expand Opportunities for New Jersey Career Seekers and Employers
Governor Phil Murphy has announced Jobs NJ: Developing Talent to Grow Business in the Garden State, a plan to close the gap between employers’ needs and the skills of prospective workers.
Investing in America’s Workforce in the 21st Century
Explores employment and unemployment in Pennsylvania.
Technology-driven Worker Dislocation: A Persistent Challenge in Need of Solutions
Examines technology-driven worker dislocation, and proposes some policy and program changes.
Strategies for Helping Long-term Unemployed Job Seekers Return to Work
Reviews a panel discussion from a national workforce development conference.
Employment Assistance Program Focus Group Report
Explores data collected from focus groups about the September 11th Fund’s Employment Assistance Program.
Categorizing the Unemployed by the Impact of the Recession
Summarizes data on the condition of the unemployed in the United States.
“New Unemployables”: Older Job Seekers Struggle to Find Work During the Great Recession
Provides information about the experiences of older job seekers compared to the experiences of younger, or prime age job seekers.
Anguish of Unemployment
Explores the experiences of American workers who are unemployed and have been looking for a job in the past 12 months.
Coping with Layoffs: Current State Strategies for Better Rapid Response
In 2008, the Heldrich Center produced a research brief examining state Rapid Response practices designed to coordinate a wide mix of services to dislocated workers.
Older and Out of Work: Employer, Government, and Nonprofit Assistance
Examines strategies designed to help older workers return to work.