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As COVID-19 persists, more Americans are unemployed beyond 6 months. Does that carry a stigma even in a pandemic?
As the health crisis drags on, a growing share of the workers it has idled have been jobless six months or longer, placing them among the ranks of the long-term unemployed. Besides the financial fallout for affected households, there’s a broader toll for the economy,...
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...
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...
With Jobless Rate Low, Why Aren’t Wages Up?
The U.S. labor market works generally on the law of supply and demand. When the unemployment rate is low, and businesses are hiring, employers generally hike wages to attract the workers needed to fill their open jobs. Even with the jobless rate at 3.9 percent in...
NJ's long term jobless rate among highest in the nation
Economist James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, said that although the state is doing worse than the nation in the U-6 category — the national average was 12 percent — there are signs of hope that the...
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POSTPONED Rutgers University Winter Career and Internship Fair
Sonny Werblin Recreation Center 656 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, United StatesAfter careful consideration due to forecasted weather conditions, the Office of Career Exploration and Success (CES) has made the difficult decision to postpone the in-person Winter Career & Internship Mega Fair scheduled for February 11 […]