Highlights research, studies, and surveys on unemployment.
Older Workers, the Great Recession, and the Impact of Long-Term Unemployment
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Distressed American Worker: Fears of Permanent Job Loss Soar
Investigates the state of deep distress American workers are experiencing due to the economic downturn and how it affects their lives.
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Long-Term Unemployment: What’s the Problem? What’s the Solution?
Examines the issue of long-term unemployment.
Community College Practices that Serve Older Dislocated Workers
Highlights strategies under way at five community colleges serving high numbers of dislocated workers.
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Chapter 6: The Great Recession and Slow Recovery
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...
Chapter 4: Unfulfilled Expectations
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.
Chapter 8: Older Workers, Job Loss, and Retirement
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...
Chapter 5: The Misery of Long-Term Unemployment: The Great Recession
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.