Management of New Jersey’s centralized longitudinal data system for education and workforce data.
New Jersey Statewide Data System
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Research Products by Research Area
Workforce Policy and Programs
Solutions at Work: Progress Report, 1997-2007
Ten-year progress report.
Management of the September 11th Fund’s Employment Assistance Program
From 2002 to 2004, the Heldrich Center worked with the September 11th Fund to provide grants management, technical assistance, research, and performance monitoring to the Fund’s $78 million Employment Assistance Program, which served over 11,000 workers dislocated from their jobs in lower Manhattan following the terrorist attacks of 2001.
Competitive Integrated Employment
Evaluation of seven pilot projects aimed at moving employers to a competitive integrated employment work model.
Unemployment Insurance Promoting Equity Projects
Development of metrics and quantitative analyses to assess the equitability of Unemployment Insurance compensation.
Opportunity Youth
Comprehensive analysis of the youth workforce development system in New Jersey.
Enhanced Wage Records Feasibility Study
Study to examine whether additional data could be collected to monitor wage-related outcomes in New Jersey.
Study of Practices of Effective Community College Workforce Programs
Study of the practices of community college workforce programs that are effective in enabling students to complete postsecondary credentials.
Identifying Gaps and Setting Priorities for Employment and Training Research
Reviews workforce and related research funded by several federal agencies.
Employment and Sustainability in a Time of Transition: Human Capital Development, Firm Strategy, and Community in the Arctic
Case studies of several industries and communities in the Arctic to examine the changing employment and career structures, worker career development, and the sustainability of local communities.
Modernizing the Unemployment Insurance System
In-depth examination of the innovative approaches to modernizing the Unemployment Insurance system implemented in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Study
Data analysis to examine the efficacy of the Tuition Aid Grant program.
Education and Workforce Development in the Early 21st Century Labor Market
Discusses the recession, green jobs, and job skills.
Great Recession and the Next Generation of Workforce Development Strategies
Highlights findings from the Heldrich Center’s survey of 1,200 unemployed workers.
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.
One-Stop Innovations: Leading Change Under the WIA One-Stop System Final Report
Examines promising practices supporting One-Stop Career Centers.
Nothing But Net: American Workers and the Information Economy
Examines the implications of the information economy for American workers.
New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities Research
Research on New Jersey’s efforts to improve the employment outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.