Documents dramatic erosion in the quality of life for millions of Americans as a result of the Great Recession.
Shattered American Dream: Unemployed Workers Lose Ground, Hope, and Faith in their Futures
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No End in Sight: The Agony of Prolonged Unemployment
Documents workers’ continuing struggle to find jobs and the sacrifices they have endured in a punishing economy.
Ready and Able (webinar)
Webinar about building productive careers for people with disabilities.
New Education and Skills Requirements for the New Jersey Economy
Examines changing needs in the workforce posed by a global economy.
One-Stop Innovations: Leading Change Under the WIA One-Stop System Final Report
Examines promising practices supporting One-Stop Career Centers.
Work Trends
To better understand the public’s attitudes about work, employers, and the government, and improve workplace practices and policy, the Heldrich Center produces the Work Trends surveys regularly.
Monitoring New Jersey’s Postsecondary Attainment Goal Using the New Jersey Statewide Data System
In 2017, in response to the demand for a highly skilled workforce, New Jersey set a goal to increase the proportion of its state residents with a postsecondary credential to 65% by 2025. The initiative aims to strengthen the economy through increased access to...
The Labor Market: Then and Now Webinar
A recent webinar featured authors Nyerere Hodge, Stuart Andreason, Ph.D., and Carl Van Horn, Ph.D., discussing their analysis of the 21st-century labor market as presented in the three-part series Then and Now. The webinar examined measures of economic mobility and...
Educational and Employment Outcomes for the New Jersey High School Classes of 2014 and 2015
A new report, Educational and Employment Outcomes for the New Jersey High School Classes of 2014 and 2015, utilizes the New Jersey Statewide Data System to analyze the trajectories of New Jersey high school graduates. Heldrich Center researchers used descriptive...
Examining the Benefits of Education in New Jersey
Examining the Benefits of Education in New Jersey utilizes data from the New Jersey Statewide Data System along with the National Student Clearinghouse extract, AlumniFinder data, and, when available, data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the New...
Partnering with Local Organizations and Engaging People with Disabilities to Facilitate Inclusive Healthy Communities in New Jersey
Community partnerships are crucial for working toward meaningful change for the disability community at the state, local, and municipal levels. Such partnerships are the cornerstone of the Inclusive Healthy Communities (IHC) Grant Program in New Jersey. The IHC...
National Surveys Detail Workers’ Deep Concerns About Inflation and Job Security as New Administration and Congress Assume Control of the Federal Government
Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS Carl Van Horn, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Director, vanhorn@rutgers.edu / (848) 932-1153 Robb C. Sewell, Assistant Director of Public Relations and Communications, rcsewell@ejb.rutgers.edu / (609) 217-8697 Half of...
Exploring Postsecondary and Workforce Outcomes of CTE Graduates
Data analysis to understand how career and technical education completers from the classes of 2014 and 2015 transition into postsecondary education and the workforce.
Meeting the Increasing Demands for Healthcare Workers in Middlesex County
Process evaluation of Middlesex County’s current healthcare workforce development plans and programs and development of a strategic plan for the development and implementation of innovative workforce development initiatives.
Unemployment Insurance Promoting Equity Projects
Development of metrics and quantitative analyses to assess the equitability of Unemployment Insurance compensation.
Modernizing the Unemployment Insurance System
In-depth examination of the innovative approaches to modernizing the Unemployment Insurance system implemented in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Examining Temporary Assistance for Needy Families as a Supportive Program
In-depth examination of the challenges low-income mothers face in achieving financial and family stability.
Digital Equity Initiative
Project to advance understanding of the interplay between technology, access to technology, and equity.
Opportunity Youth
Comprehensive analysis of the youth workforce development system in New Jersey.
New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities Research
Research on New Jersey’s efforts to improve the employment outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.