labor market analysis

Research Publications & Reports

heldrich_robb Mon, 10/17/2022 - 12:28

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October 17, 2022

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Snapshot_of_How_New_Jersey’s_Working_Parents_Managed_Work_School_Home_During_COVID-19_Pandemic.pdf (156.35 KB)

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In March 2022, the Heldrich Center partnered with the New Jersey Parent Teacher Association to conduct 10 in-depth qualitative interviews of working parents of elementary school children (kindergarten through fifth grade) to better understand the firsthand experience of working parents of school-age children during the COVID-19 pandemic. This brief describes the experiences of those working parents and their opinions of the policies and supports offered by their employers and school districts during the pandemic.

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Describes the experiences of a group of New Jersey working parents and their opinions of the policies and supports offered by their employers and school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Postsecondary Fall Enrollment Net Migration Trends Remain Unchanged During COVID-19

heldrich_robb — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:18:23 +0000

Postsecondary Fall Enrollment Net Migration Trends Remain Unchanged During COVID-19

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Research Publications & Reports

heldrich_robb Mon, 10/18/2021 - 17:18

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October 18, 2021

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Kristine Joy Bacani

Stephanie Walsh

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Postsecondary_Fall_Enrollment_Net Migration_Trends_Remain_Unchanged_During_COVID-19.pdf (527.79 KB)

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Postsecondary Fall Enrollment Net Migration Trends Remain Unchanged During COVID-19, a new Heldrich Center brief by Sean Simone, Ph.D., Stephanie Holcomb, and Kristine Joy Bacani, details a review of trends over the past 20 years of overall national data on postsecondary student enrollment and net migration, and analyzes the changes following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Preliminary analyses showed that there was a slight decline in overall enrollment that was more pronounced for first-time, full-time students. Postsecondary migration remained stable despite the major operational disruptions resulting from the pandemic as students continued to attend out-of-state institutions consistent with past trends.

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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.

Institutional Responses to Labor Market Demands for Engineers

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:17:00 +0000

Institutional Responses to Labor Market Demands for Engineers

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admin Mon, 10/26/2020 - 23:17

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January 1, 2009

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Bureau of Economic Research

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(OLD) Related Experts

Hal Salzma

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In 2009, the Heldrich Center conducted an overview of the graduation rates and college engineering program dynamics for engineering, including an analysis by discipline. The analysis provided background information on trends in the supply of new engineers to the labor market over the past three decades. It identified forces shaping the demand for engineers over the past three decades, including fluctuations in government demand, skill-biased technological change, the demand for engineers in non-engineering occupations (particularly management), and replacement demand. The discussion of the current demand for engineers provided a context for interpreting trends in the supply of new engineers from American colleges and universities, and the nature of adjustments in the supply of new engineers to changing demand conditions. A chapter entitled, “Engineering Labor Markets,” by Daniel Kuehn and Dr. Hal Salzman, appears in U.S. Engineering in the Global Economy, edited by Dr. Richard Freeman and Dr. Hal Salzman.

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Conducted an overview of the graduation rates and college engineering program dynamics for engineering.

Atlantic City, New Jersey Regional Economic and Workforce Profile Project

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:17:00 +0000

Atlantic City, New Jersey Regional Economic and Workforce Profile Project

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admin Mon, 10/26/2020 - 23:17

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January 1, 2007

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New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority

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Carl E. Van Hor

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In 2007, the Heldrich Center worked with the Atlantic City-based Casino Reinvestment Development Authority to identify and help address the workforce and economic competitiveness advantages within the Atlantic City region. The Heldrich Center worked with local economic development officials to assess and understand the job demands of the most prominent industries they deemed critical to the development and operation of major development projects planned over the next 10 years, as well as assess and understand the workforce supply available to meet future demand. The project resulted in an economic profile of the hospitality and retail, construction, and transportation industries, as well as a profile of the regional workforce that included text, charts, graphs, and maps.

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Identified and addressed the workforce and economic advantages in the Atlantic City region of New Jersey.

Labor Market Outcomes of Rutgers University Graduates

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:16:55 +0000

Labor Market Outcomes of Rutgers University Graduates

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admin Mon, 10/26/2020 - 23:16

Published Date

May 17, 2012

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Rutgers University

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Quantitative Data Analysis

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In 2012, the Heldrich Center conducted a pilot study of the labor market outcomes of Rutgers–New Brunswick campus graduates. The center used state Unemployment Insurance wage record data to calculate the percentage of May 2010 Rutgers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral graduates who were employed in New Jersey after graduation; how much they earned in New Jersey in their first two years after graduation; and the percentage who were able to maintain employment over time. The project deliverable was a report that detailed outcomes and outcomes for various subgroups of graduates.

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Study of the labor market outcomes of Rutgers–New Brunswick campus graduates.

Management of the New Jersey Statewide Data System (2015 to present)

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:16:53 +0000

Management of the New Jersey Statewide Data System (2015 to present)

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Workforce Policy and Programs

admin Mon, 10/26/2020 - 23:16

Published Date

December 15, 2015

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Current

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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, New Jersey Department of Education, and New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority

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(OLD) Related Experts

William Mab

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In 2015, the State of New Jersey engaged the Heldrich Center to provide data consultation and project management assistance in managing the grant responsibilities and activities of New Jersey’s federally funded P-20W State Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) project. In 2012, the State of New Jersey was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen its collaborative efforts by linking various education and workforce data to form a more seamless view of the state’s P-20W landscape. Federal resources were used to establish an advisory council, expand the existing New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Workforce Longitudinal Data System (WLDS) into a P-20W State Longitudinal Data System (now known as the New Jersey Statewide Data System, or NJSDS) to house new workforce and post-secondary data administrative data as well as K-12 data, create policies to govern a shared data resource for the benefit of state government, link the various state administrative datasets using data from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, conduct public events on the data system, develop a public-facing NJSDS website, and begin the process of conducting research using the data in the new data system. In 2017, Rutgers University/Heldrich Center signed a five- to eight-year data sharing agreement with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, New Jersey Department of Education, and New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.

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Management of New Jersey's centralized longitudinal data system for education and workforce data.

A Framework for Higher Education Labor Market Alignment

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:16:50 +0000

A Framework for Higher Education Labor Market Alignment

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admin Mon, 10/26/2020 - 23:16

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October 14, 2014

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(OLD) Related Work

http://heldrich.rutgers.edu/node/825/edit?destination=admin/content

http://heldrich.rutgers.edu/node/844/edit?destination=admin/content

http://heldrich.rutgers.edu/node/845/edit?destination=admin/content

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The project provided a framework for understanding labor market alignment efforts across postsecondary education, providing a common language and key insights for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to develop better policies and practices. Further, this project assessed what is known based on current research and practice on labor market alignment to provide guidance on moving from policy to action, as well as charting out priorities to future research to guide ongoing labor market alignment efforts.

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Research on understanding labor market alignment across postsecondary education.

Effects of Labor Market Data on Major Choice

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:16:47 +0000

Effects of Labor Market Data on Major Choice

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admin Mon, 10/26/2020 - 23:16

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September 17, 2014

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(OLD) Related Experts

Alex Ruder

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http://heldrich.rutgers.edu/node/818/edit?destination=admin/content

http://heldrich.rutgers.edu/node/843/edit?destination=admin/content

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The Heldrich Center examined the role of labor market outcomes data in students' decision making about majors and careers. Through survey experiments, the research examines the effects of how these data are presented and how these effects vary by student characteristics.

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Research on students' decision making about majors and careers.

Employment and Sustainability in a Time of Transition: Human Capital Development, Firm Strategy, and Community in the Arctic

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:16:45 +0000

Employment and Sustainability in a Time of Transition: Human Capital Development, Firm Strategy, and Community in the Arctic

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Workforce Policy and Programs

admin Mon, 10/26/2020 - 23:16

Published Date

January 1, 2009

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National Science Foundation, Arctic Social Sciences Program and was an International Polar Year project

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