“We ended the year with a bang, that’s for sure,” Rutgers University economist James W. Hughes said. “I’m not saying we have economic liftoff, but it certainly is a good way to enter 2016.”
The unemployment report is a survey of employers to measure the number of jobs and a survey of households to measure the jobless rate. It is a preliminary look that will be revised in March. But it shows New Jersey outpaced even the nation’s strong job growth in December.
Congratulations to Dr. Soumitra Bhuyan, Associate Professor and Executive Director of the Bloustein School's Health Administration Programs, who has been selected for the Rutgers–New Brunswick Faculty Affairs Leadership Faculty Fellowship for the 2026–27 academic...
NJSPL Report Release: The Current Landscape of Higher Education in New Jersey Read Report Higher education in the United States is at a critical juncture. While Americans’ confidence in higher education has recently increased after a decade of declines (Jones,...
Drawing on insights from a survey conducted at the CUPA-HR New Jersey Chapter annual meeting, Heldrich Center researchers Jessica Starace and Liana Lin explore HR professionals' familiarity with GenAI, current workplace applications, and expectations for how AI will...
Car-ownership and economic and housing insecurity in informal settlements in seven Asian cities Abstract Informal settlements in Global South cities are often marked by inadequate infrastructure, informal employment, and insecure housing tenure among residents. While...
I had just started my deanship at Rutgers University’s Douglass College, and before even taking a deep breath it seemed a promising year sat suspended in time as I witnessed the unimaginable: Not far away, planes were hitting the Twin Towers and they were falling. I...