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Jersey City unemployment rate hits 25-year low

February 4, 2016

The city says there are 7,000 units under construction now and another 19,000 approved. James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, cited the city's booming residential construction sector as one of the...

Can Atlantic City rebound again?

February 1, 2016

At the center of the challenge is a question: Can this iconic Jersey Shore resort, which resurrected itself from decades of decay by welcoming casinos in the mid-1970s, find some new attraction besides legalized gambling to serve as a foundation for a more prosperous...

Economic shift from suburbs to cities

January 28, 2016

The technology boom of the 1990s has essentially uprooted the suburban office agglomeration of the 1980s that drew people to suburban New Jersey in the first place. James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers...

Is the NJ job market really building momentum?

January 26, 2016

“I think we have reasonable momentum going into 2016, however there is always a concern about the quality of jobs, and that’s a concern nationally as well, according to James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers...

NJ's 2015 job gains: trend or blip?

January 24, 2016

The state also finally got a boost in December from the all-important business and professional services sector, which contains the kind of high-paying jobs that are key to the health of the state’s economy. Until the addition of 6,700 jobs in December, the sector had...

3 Shore employers who are hiring

January 21, 2016

"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...

N.J. added 13,300 jobs in December, for 65,200 in 2015

January 21, 2016

The state has now recovered just over 80 percent of the 258,000 jobs lost as a result of the recession. James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, called it a “strong report.” He noted that the jobless...

Rich state, poor economy in NJ, study shows

January 19, 2016

While some experts point to New Jersey’s high cost of living, very high taxes and burdensome regulations having a negative impact on economic growth, James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University believes...

Atlantic City Officials Vow to Fight State Takeover of Finances

January 14, 2016

“The state can make some tough decisions that are very, very difficult for local officials to make because of local political pressures. For example, you have to cut costs in Atlantic City in order to reflect what the city is today, not what it was 25 years ago, when...

Are wages growing fast enough?

January 8, 2016

Reasons people have left the labor force include going back to school, becoming ill or disabled, staying home to care for children or elders, taking early retirement, and becoming discouraged about one’s ability to get a job at all. Economist William Rodgers at...