A groundbreaking longitudinal panel study of American workers suffering unemployment and long-term unemployment (workers looking for work for at least six months) during and after the Great Recession. Heldrich Center researchers conducted four surveys asking workers about their unemployment and reemployment experiences from 2008 to 2011. This series went on to win the 2013 American Association for Public Opinion Research Policy Impact Award.
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Evaluation of the Cultivating Access, Rights, and Equity Grant Program
Evaluation of a New Jersey program designed to increase awareness and access to worker benefits programs, including paid family and medical leave benefits, earned sick leave, and unemployment insurance. The Heldrich Center will focus on understanding the program's...
Topline Data – January 2025 and December 2024 Surveys
Presents topline data from the January 2025 and December 2024 Work Trends surveys. The January 2025 topline data examine employment status as well as opinions on the job market for those looking for work, job security for workers, the cost of living, the current...
Economic and Job Sector Analysis
Heldrich Center studies on economic and labor market trends typically focus on specific sectors, including but not limited to childcare, healthcare, life sciences, and technology.
Advancing Disability Employment
Research Expertise The Heldrich Center is a national leader in improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities. For over two decades, we've conducted rigorous program evaluations and research, delivered strategic technical assistance, and advised employers...
New Jersey’s Energy-Efficiency Workforce Needs, Infrastructure, and Equity Assessment
Findings and recommendations from a study designed to better understand and document community needs and areas for growth in training, recruiting, hiring, and retaining students, trainees, and workers for New Jersey’s energy-efficiency workforce.
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Publication June 7, 2023Provides an overview of the New Jersey Career Network Job Seeker Community and its services, examines membership, and reviews the Community’s operations and outreach efforts. Also offers lessons learned from the Community and recommendations...
U.S. Workers Assess the Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Jobs: Infographics
Presents infographics from a November 2023 survey of U.S. workers about artificial intelligence.
U.S. Workers Assess the Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Jobs: Topline Survey Results
Presents findings from a November 2023 survey of U.S. workers, job seekers, and retirees about artificial intelligence.
State of Workforce Diversity 2023 Forum Proceedings
Provides proceedings from an October 2023 diversity and inclusion forum.
Diversity Forum Presentation
Presentation from October 2023 diversity and inclusion forum
Workers’ Sour Assessment of the U.S. Labor Market and Inflation Cuts Across Party Lines on the Eve of National Elections in 2024
Findings from November 2023 survey of American workers and job seekers.
Awareness of New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave: Testimonials Among New Jersey Workers and Worker Advocates
Presents findings and recommendations interviews with workers and advocates about New Jersey’s newly expanded paid earned sick leave law.
New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law and Family Leave Insurance Program: Measuring the Awareness and Opinions of New Jersey Workers, October 2020 to July 2022
Presents the final results from the second phase of a study focusing on the public’s awareness of and opinions toward using New Jersey’s Family Leave Insurance program and Earned Sick Leave law.
Workplace Divided
Provides the table of contents for the new report, A Workplace Divided.
New Jersey’s Worker-centered Approach to Improving the Administration of Unemployment Insurance
Examines New Jersey’s approach to improving the administration of Unemployment Insurance.
New Jersey Career Network Job Seeker Community: Final Brief
Research brief examines the New Jersey Career Network’s virtual job seeker community.
Whipsawed, Precarious, and Pessimistic: Americans’ Changing Views About the Economy and Labor Market During a Decade of Fundamental Change
Analysis about Americans’ attitudes about the economy and labor market.
Regional Collaboratives, Research Projects, and Data Sharing: What it Takes to Create Lasting Infrastructure Across States
Presentation about the Multi-state Postsecondary Report.
New Jersey Longitudinal Governance: A Multistakeholder Process
Presentation about the New Jersey Education to Earnings Data System.




















