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Investing in human capital may move U.S. forward on Social Progress Index

November 26, 2020

by Jas Sarna. The Social Progress Index complements economic measures of countries’ success by measuring 50 metrics of well-being.

Latest jobs report shows long-term unemployment still on the rise, worrying economists

November 9, 2020

“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...

Rutgers experts discuss disproportionate impact of pandemic on people of color

November 9, 2020

Andrea Hetling, associate professor and director of the Public Policy Program at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, explained the relationship between employment and safety in communities of color. “From an employment standpoint, the...

NJ economy is recovering from COVID, but don’t hold your breath

September 17, 2020

A new report finds it will take years for the New Jersey economy to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. But a complete job-loss rebound could take decades. According to Michael Lahr, a professor of planning and public policy and director of the Rutgers...

Travel and tourism: Key factors in New Jersey’s economic recovery

August 20, 2020

Economic impacts facing businesses with a particular focus on tourism and how it will affect the economy.

Why flat permanent job loss in the month of July is concerning: Economist

August 10, 2020

Professor William M. Rodgers III of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development joined a Yahoo Finance On the Move panel to discuss the unexpected addition of 1.76 million jobs in July. Yahoo Finance "On the Move," August 7, 2020

If we don’t receive stimulus, ‘we’re going back into recession’: economist

August 9, 2020

Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics Chief Economist, joins The Final Round to discuss his thoughts on what’s driving the markets, how investors should be thinking about the July jobs report and the impact of a stalling stimulus plan might have on the economy. Professor...

Low-income people need the $600 jobless benefit: Expert

August 6, 2020

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...

N.J. has nation’s 2nd highest unemployment rate even as we reopen. What that means for our economy

July 27, 2020

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...

We asked an economist: How long will it take NJ to make a comeback?

July 16, 2020

NJ 101.5 talks with James Hughes (Bloustein) about the jobs increase since May, which he said is a positive trend, but said the state needs to recover 74% more in order to get back to February levels. NJ1015.com, July 16, 2020