This report reflects on the Heldrich Center’s many achievements and accomplishments in 2012, a year that saw the start of numerous new projects and the successful conclusions of a number of long-term studies. In 2012, the Center attained its largest operating budget to date — nearly $9.5 million.

We look back on some of our key projects and publications, including the release of two major Work Trends surveys on the struggles of high school and college graduates to find employment in today’s turbulent economy, our innovative work in disability employment, and our efforts to promote career awareness in various industries. We reflect on some of last year’s events and highlight a number of presentations that our research and professional staff made. Heldrich Center research continued to make headlines in the media across the nation and we highlight some of the most noteworthy media coverage in this report. Finally, as a special feature, we also reflect on the Heldrich Center’s key milestones over the past 15 years.