Work Trends | Chapter 6 The Great Recession and Slow RecoveryNationally representative studies of American adults were conducted during and after the Great Recession, studying the differences and similarities in the views of those who were employed and those who were...

Three studies conducted in 2011 and 2012 explore the experiences of high school and college graduates from the classes of 2006 – 2011. The purpose of the studies was to understand how recent graduates were faring in the workforce, specifically looking at those individuals who graduated before and during the difficult labor market caused by the Great Recession.

Work Trends | Chapter 8 Older Workers, Job Loss, and RetirementWork Trends surveyed workers about retirement, including the experiences of workers who had retired but remained in the workforce, opinions about being older workers, and perceptions about retirement...

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.

Several nationally representative studies of American adults were conducted during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 U.S. presidential election, including two surveys conducted before the election and after President Joe Biden was declared the winner.

Heldrich Center Through the Years 1997 - PRESENT1997The Center for Employment Policy and Workforce Development is founded by Carl Van Horn, Professor of Public Policy at the Bloustein School. The Center is initially financed by a donation and endowment from John J....

Work Trends | Chapter 3 Three studies conducted in 2000, 2018 and 2023 explored how workers in the United States think about the impacts of technology on their jobs, the labor market, and the economy.2000Nothing But Net: American Workers and the Information Economy A...

The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development was founded in 1997 and is one of the nation’s foremost research and policy organizations dedicated to strengthening the American workplace during an era of rapid global economic change.