Provides proceedings from a roundtable focused on including people with disabilities in the green jobs talent pipeline.
Research Products by Research Area
Research Products
Unemployed Workers and the Great Recession
Highlights the key findings from Work Trends surveys during the Great Recession.
Integrating Job Opportunities for People with Disabilities into State and Regional Economic and Workforce Development Strategies
Initiatives to include opportunities for people with disabilities in regional activities.
Executive Summary, Leading the Way: The First Year of the State Leaders Innovation Institute
Examines the activities of the three state teams during the first year of the State Leaders Innovation Institute.
“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.
American Workers Assess an Economic Disaster
Examines Americans’ assessments of the future of the economy and the labor market.
Transitions: A Final Learning Exchange Between the State Leaders Innovation Institute and State Peer Leaders Network (webinar)
Webinar about disability employment.
American Public and the Next Social Contract, Appendix 1: Sources and Data Collection
Appendix for The American Public and the Next Social Contract.
American Public and the Next Social Contract, Appendix 2: Statistical Evidence
Statistical appendix for The American Public and the Next Social Contract.
Anxious with Reason: The Future of the American Worker
Explains the overall disquiet about the economy held by American workers.
2002-2003 Progress Report: Solutions at Work
Overview of Heldrich Center research and products in 2002-2003
Implications of the Great Recession and Economic Change for the Workforce Development System
Explores the implications and ramifications of the recession.
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.
Customized Employment in the Workforce System: Learning from New York State’s Demonstration Site Presentation (webinar)
Webinar about customized employment.
Americans’ Attitudes About Work, Employers, and the Government
This first Work Trends survey examines worker attitudes about important employment factors.
Recession, Recovery, and Regeneration: Workforce Development in the 21st Century
Presentation about economic recovery.
Using Labor Market Data to Improve the Job Prospects of People with Disabilities
Provides an overview of labor market information and outlines its utility to better inform and improve state and local “to-work” activities for people with disabilities.
Labor Market, Then and Now: Changing Realities in the 21st Century
Provides insights and clarity about the mega-trends of work in the United States.
Impact of 9/11 and the London Bombings on the Employment and Earnings of U.K. Muslims
Estimates the impact that 9/11 and Britain’s July 2005 bombings had on the labor market outcomes of UK residents.




















