With close to 1 million people still filing for first-time unemployment benefits every week, displaced workers in industries like travel, hospitality and entertainment are finding that they have to reorient their professional skills — and in some cases, their entire...
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Twin crises: The economic impact of COVID-19 and Americans’ outlook for the future
Americans are experiencing dire financial and emotional trauma from the pandemic-driven recession and worry that these negative realities will linger for many years.
Strategically Virtual: Building Communities of Care
Service providers can consider offering an array of wellness services that or refer customers to engage with these services privately.
Over Half of People Want to Keep Working From Home Despite Feeling Less Connected to Coworkers
The transition to remote work has also affected certain populations differently: Younger workers reported feeling less motivated when working remotely compared to their older counterparts, while parents with children younger than 18 years reported having more...
How to Ask Your Boss to Help Cover Your Work-From-Home Costs
William Rodgers joins NBC News to discuss how employers or the government should chip in to help cover home office expenses of the millions of Americans now working from home. NBC New York, December 9, 2020
Rutgers Economist available to discuss November jobs report
Rutgers economist William M. Rodgers is available for interviews on the November jobs report from the U.S. Labor Department to be released Friday, Dec. 4.
Latest jobs report shows long-term unemployment still on the rise, worrying economists
“The longer you’re out of work, the harder it is to get re-employed,” said Maria Heidkamp, director of the New Start Career Network at Rutgers University. “I think we're on the cusp of catastrophic long-term unemployment. The fact that so many of the layoffs we...
Microlearning Strategies: Another Approach to Virtual Workshop Delivery
Microlearning is a strategy that breaks longer content into smaller, hyper-focused lessons.
Low-income people need the $600 jobless benefit: Expert
CNBC’s Kelly Evans discusses whether Congress should extend the additional $600 in unemployment benefits the federal government provided people who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic with Barry Knapp of Ironsides Macroeconomics and Bill Rodgers of...
Heldrich Center for Workforce Development announces recipients of 3rd annual Distinguished Leadership Awards
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Undergraduate New Student Information Session for Fall 2024 Majors
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesIn-Person Session August 27th The Bloustein School is hosting the annual undergraduate student orientation for new majors on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Newly enrolled direct-admit students in Planning and Public Policy, […]
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