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Work and the Workplace

December 2024 |

Since its inception, the Heldrich Center has been conducting research on work and the workplace, including subjects like racial discrimination, the public workforce system, and retirement, among many other issues.

Work Trends Survey on Disability Employment

June 2015 | Disability Employment, Workforce Trends Analysis

Work Trends survey on the employment of people with disabilities.

Todd Greene Guests on Work Trends RU Podcast Series; Episode Now Available

June 2025 | Announcements, News

Be sure to listen to the latest episode of the Heldrich Center’s podcast series, Work Trends RU. Our guest isTodd Greene, Vice President of the Work, Education, and Labor Division at the Urban Institute and Executive Director of WorkRise. Todd is also Chair of the...

Development of a Parents’ Handbook on the Future World of Work

January 2008 | Disability Employment

Development and design of a handbook for New Jersey parents who have children with disabilities.

Work Trends Survey of Recent College Graduates

October 2020 | Postsecondary Education and Training, Survey Development, Design, and Analysis, Workforce Trends Analysis

National survey of college graduates’ experiences in the labor market.

Work Trends Surveys on the Great Recession

June 2015 | Survey Development, Design, and Analysis, Unemployment and Reemployment, Workforce Trends Analysis

Surveys on the impact of the Great Recession.

Work Trends Surveys on Secondary and Postsecondary Education

June 2015 | K-12 Education and Training, Postsecondary Education and Training

Conducted surveys of high school and college graduates’ experiences in the workforce.

Getting Back to Work: New Public/Private Strategies for Laid-Off American Workers

January 2004 | Unemployment and Reemployment

Study on the impact of job loss.

New Brief: Loss of Work and Income Insecurity by Race and Ethnicity

July 2021 | Announcements

New research brief examines differences in loss of income and employment by race and ethnicity to better understand how those in New Jersey are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jane Oates Guests on “Work Trends RU” Podcast Series

July 2025 | Announcements, News

Be sure to listen to the latest episode of the Heldrich Center’s new podcast series, Work Trends RU. Our guest is Jane Oates, Senior Policy Advisor at WorkingNation. Jane is also a member of the Heldrich Center’s National Advisory Board. In this inspiring and...