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Missing unemployment checks, scarce jobs in coronavirus economy
Rutgers analyst James Hughes says the cultural and economic landscape’s been forever altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. He notes New Jersey’s still short 600,000 jobs lost to the lockdown. As for all the jobseekers, his new report sketches a bleak economic recovery...
In tight times, towns must embrace shared services | Editorial
State and local revenues have cratered since New Jersey was slammed by the coronavirus, and the need to cut costs by sharing municipal services has taken on a greater meaning. Data from the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) shows that Gov. Murphy...
New Jersey politics: Why primary ballots make all the difference
Stuart Shapiro and Julia Rubin discuss her recent article on the role of political machines in New Jersey and how the design of ballots favor some candidates over others.
N.J. has nation’s 2nd highest unemployment rate even as we reopen. What that means for our economy
New Jersey is the only state in the nation to see the number of new coronavirus cases drop in the last two weeks, but the pandemic’s financial impact continues to grow, according to a new Rutgers study. The economic freeze, fueled by...
New Heldrich Center brief: Using text-based courses to provide remote workforce services
This service delivery mechanism offers customers a pathway to learn and participate from the safety of their own homes and on devices a majority of customers use.
Bloustein School, NJ APSE host professional development workshop, “ADA at 30”
On July 17, the Bloustein School and NJ APSE hosted a Professional Development Workshop which honored a significant anniversary in the nation’s disability rights movement history and discussed the pre-ADA environment.
Moving Higher Ed Online: Costs of COVID and a Recession
Stuart Shapiro and Marc Weiner discuss the changes to the landscape of higher education following the pandemic and the ensuing recession, and the new reality of online education.
The changing work habits caused by COVID-19 could give NJ suburban office space a boost
For nearly four months, a large chunk of New Jersey has been working from home. Now, even though the state’s reopening is on pause, employers are preparing for an eventual return to the workplace — and experts familiar with the North Jersey suburban office market are...
Public Health Undergraduate: Johvensky Plaisime
COVID-19 has not impacted my dream. My hope is this experience is able to provide me with strength and knowledge necessary to make that dream a reality.
9 charts that show the good, the bad and the alarming of this early economic recovery
While stocks are soaring, so are applications for unemployment. Applications for jobless aid are still about seven times higher than before the pandemic, and people are lining up outside unemployment offices, desperate for help. Economists remain concerned that...
Selling bonds to balance New Jersey’s budget is a big mistake
It is a mistake for the governor and the Legislature to sell bonds to balance the fiscal year 2021 budget. Not only is it prohibited by the New Jersey Constitution but, more important, it is bad public policy and will ruin the state’s finances for years. Opinion by...
COVID-19 Travel Patterns: Researchers examine movements of NJans and how they changed during pandemic
At the height of the pandemic, travel to more than 150K NJ points of interest decreased up to 80% as compared to early March.