Newly released preliminary data from the National Center for Education Statistics provides a preview of how the COVID-19 pandemic may have affected the national enrollment and net migration patterns of high school students attending college full time for the first time.
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Research Products
Heldrich Center/NJSBDC Summer 2021 Outlook/Technical Assistance Needs Survey: Final Topline Survey Results
Provides topline results from a survey of New Jersey businesses conducted in July/August 2021.
Findings from the Heldrich Center/NJSBDC Summer 2021 Outlook/Technical Assistance Needs Survey
Presents findings from a survey of New Jersey businesses about their operations and future plans.
Strategically Virtual: Voices from the Field – Workforce Responses to COVID-19
Presents findings from survey and roundtable discussions with workforce development professionals, as well as recommendations for the public workforce system.
Loss of Work and Income Insecurity by Race and Ethnicity
New research brief examines differences in loss of income and employment by race and ethnicity in New Jersey during the pandemic.
Strategically Virtual: Implementing Job Search Services in a Virtual Environment
New brief examines strategies for the workforce system to provide virtual support for job seekers.
Topline Survey Results: Work Trends Pre-election and Post-election Surveys
Presents full topline results from two nationally representative surveys conducted in fall 2020 as part of the award-winning public opinion series Work Trends.
Thoughts on the Women’s Recession
New brief examines data from the latest Work Trends survey that suggest that women are more concerned about economically supporting themselves or their families compared to men.
Twin Crises: The Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Americans’ Outlook for the Future
New Work Trends survey examines Americans’ opinions about the pandemic and recession.
Impact of the Pandemic on Americans, Young and Old: Household Finances, Stress, and the Role of Government during COVID-19
Examines the behaviors, attitudes, and opinions by age of Americans as measured in a December 2020 survey conducted by the Heldrich Center.
A Workforce Supply and Demand Analysis for the Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industry
Analysis to understand the emerging and long-term workforce needs of New Jersey’s pharmaceutical and medical technology industry.
Joys and Disappointments of Older Part-time Workers (Report)
Reports findings from a Work Trends survey of older part-time workers.
Older Workers, the Great Recession, and the Impact of Long-Term Unemployment
Highlights research, studies, and surveys on unemployment.
2012 Annual Report
Reflects on the achievements and accomplishments of the Heldrich Center in 2012.
Community College Practices that Serve Older Dislocated Workers
Highlights strategies under way at five community colleges serving high numbers of dislocated workers.
Get Moving: Careers in Public Transportation
Provides an introduction to careers in public transportation.
Out of Work and Losing Hope: The Misery and Bleak Expectations of American Workers
Explores findings from an August 2011 survey of American workers who lost a job during the Great Recession.
Ready and Able: Addressing Labor Market Needs and Building Productive Careers for People with Disabilities through Collaborative Approaches
Presents 13 in-depth profiles of diverse business-workforce partnerships nationwide.
Shattered American Dream: Unemployed Workers Lose Ground, Hope, and Faith in their Futures
Documents dramatic erosion in the quality of life for millions of Americans as a result of the Great Recession.
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.




















