Reports on the discussions held at a May 2019 forum on strategies and solutions to increase good quality jobs.
Research Products by Research Area
Research Products
Libraries as Engines of Economic Development: An Overview of Economic and Workforce Trends in New Jersey
Presentation about libraries and workforce development.
The Role of Libraries in the National Workforce Development System
Provides information about a Heldrich Center study on library career services.
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.
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.
Investing in America’s Workforce in the 21st Century
Explores employment and unemployment in Pennsylvania.
Workforce Development and Labor Trends in New Jersey
Examines workforce development and labor trends in New Jersey
Heldrich Center Research Team Releases Wages & Wealth Data Story
A data story analyzes what share of New Jersey households’ income is from wages.
Heldrich Center Research Team Helps New Jersey Create a New Performance Dashboard
Heldrich Center assists in the development of a New Jersey performance dashboard.
Forum on Strengthening the Employment and Training Components of WorkFirst NJ
Reviews the presentations and discussions from a forum about WorkFirst NJ.
Lifelong Learning Initiative
Details the Lifelong Learning Initiative in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
Strategies to Engage TANF Recipients
Explores the Larimer County Workforce Center’s array of strategies to engage TANF recipients in Larimer County, Colorado.
Building a Statewide Longitudinal Database: Matching Data without a Common Unique Identifier
Describes how the Heldrich Center matched various elements of statewide data.
Evaluation of One-Stop Career Centers in New Jersey
Report about workforce services in New Jersey.
Statewide Forum on New Jersey’s Education to Earnings Data System: Forum Proceedings
Provides proceedings from a December 2016 Statewide Forum on New Jersey’s Education to Earnings Data System.
SLDS: Converting Data to Actionable Intelligence
This presentation was given by Dr. Domenico “Mimmo” Parisi, professor and executive director of the National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center.
Promoting Evidence-Based Policymaking: Expanding Access to Administrative Data
This presentation was given by Haden Springer, who serves as senior program manager for the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness.
P20W Data: Wage Outcomes in California
Presentation from forum on New Jersey’s Education, Higher Education, and Workforce P20W Longitudinal Data System.




















