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.
Coping with Layoffs: Current State Strategies for Better Rapid Response
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Research Products by Research Area
Research Products
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.
Post 9-11 U.S. Muslim Labor Market Outcomes
Estimates the impact that the 9-11 terrorists attacks had on the U.S. labor market outcomes of individuals with nativity profiles similar to the terrorists.
Employment Outcomes of Students in New Jersey’s County Colleges
Provides findings and recommendations from a review of community and county colleges in New Jersey.
Universal Design for the Workforce Development System (webinar)
Webinar about universal design.
Get Growing Campaign Poster: Job Families
Explores the available positions in New Jersey’s bio-science industry.
Steady as She Goes? Three Generations of Students through the Science and Engineering Pipeline
Explores data explaining the attrition rate of students studying science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Great Recession and the Next Generation of Workforce Development Strategies
Highlights findings from the Heldrich Center’s survey of 1,200 unemployed workers.
Leveraging State Economic Development Resources to Create Job Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Highlights existing state, regional, and local economic development resource tools.
Collaborating and Coordinating with Employers
Examines the evolving relationship between disability employment initiatives and employers, and uses case illustrations of selected collaborations to demonstrate these characteristics.
Asset Development: State Strategies for Making Work Pay for People with Disabilities (webinar)
Webinar about asset development.
Entrepreneurship for Veterans with Disabilities: Lessons Learned from the Field
Examines entrepreneurship as a viable option for veterans with disabilities.
Bio-1 Dashboard Review: Supporting Data
Supporting data from the 2008 fourth quarter review of research for a $5.1 million Bio-1 grant.
Labor Market Outcomes of the Nicholson Foundation’s Prisoner Reentry Program
Examines results an analysis of individuals in prisoner reentry programs.
Determining the Employment and Higher Education Outcomes of New Jersey’s County Colleges
Reviews labor market outcomes on county college graduates.