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Forrester is out of work and has no income. But he wouldn’t be counted as “unemployed” by the Labor Department because he’s not “actively looking for work.” He had a job lined up with the Census Bureau, but it’s been put on hold. “There’s really not a lot of...

Postal workers, like doctors, nurses, fire, police and other essential workers, are getting sick and dying while working on the front lines of the corona­virus pandemic. And yet the critical service they provide all across America is in jeopardy. Revenue to the U.S....

Gov. Phil Murphy announced the members of his Restart and Recovery Commission, which will help guide him in the process of reopening the state. Murphy said the group is unrivaled in terms of its diversity of experiences, perspectives and expertise. “It is composed of...

During the 2020 pandemic-driven economic disaster, the next rounds of stimulus spending from Washington should fund one million community service jobs. Direct job creation programs must be added to the already authorized — and essential — business assistance and...

Sadly, my patient and millions like her in America are fighting not only the coronavirus but another, older epidemic that's only been exacerbated by the new crisis: food insecurity. The COVID-19 outbreak is further disrupting the healthy eating habits that...

In the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 shutdowns and subsequent blow to the American economy in March 2020, the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University wanted to understand how the public workforce development system was...

New Jersey property tax payments are made four times a year on the first day of February, May, August, and November. The May 1 payment is due in less than 10 days. With many homeowners out of work and small businesses closed due to the pandemic, many payments won't be...

New Jersey Policy Perspective released a report showing cuts in New Jersey spending since the recession of 2009 to three key departments: Health, Labor and Community Affairs, which coordinates the state's social safety net -- the programs most needed to protect NJ...

Professor Carl Van Horn discussed the havoc the coronavirus shut down has wreaked on the U.S. economy, causing unemployment numbers to soar to 18%. With so many people out of work, what will this eventually mean to the workforce locally and nationally? WHYY, April 20,...