employment - Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy

A long road back from the devastation of COVID-19

August 7, 2020

The recession caused by COVID-19 and the various actions taken to help mitigate the spread of the infectious virus has been devastating to the nation’s economy, and many economists are calling it the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. The numbers bear...

The changing work habits caused by COVID-19 could give NJ suburban office space a boost

July 20, 2020

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...

Results of 8th annual NJBankers Economic Survey released

June 6, 2018

The New Jersey Bankers Association, in conjunction with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, has released the results of the eighth annual NJBankers Economic Survey of Bank CEOs. The survey inquired about national and...

Recent college grads are leaving NJ in record numbers. Here's why.

June 26, 2017

"It is sort of unprecedented, we would have to go back generations, to come to this situation where grown children live at home to the extent that they are today," said Dr. James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers...

NJ employers hiring; why are workers unhappy?

March 25, 2016

New Jerseyans have been waiting for a long time. While the U.S. had regained all of the nearly 9 million jobs that it lost in the recession by March 2014, New Jersey's job market muddled along. At times, it seemed like it would gain momentum. But in October 2012,...

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...

New Heldrich Center Work Trends survey: The Joys and Disappointments of Older Part-time Workers

September 10, 2015

More than 7.5 million part-time American workers are 50 years of age or older. For the slightly more than four in five who are working part time because they do not want a full-time job, their jobs are satisfying and fulfilling. Nearly half (46%) are working full time...