Take leisure and hospitality out of the overall job market equation, the reserve said, and “there is relatively little decline in the correlation” between unemployment and job vacancies.
Carl Van Horn, director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, said the economy is beginning to move in a positive direction after a drastic decline last year but employers in certain sectors are now unable to find the skilled workers they need.
Read Report R/ECON’s economic forecast for New Jersey as of mid-2025 continues to show a slowing trajectory. Annual GDP growth is projected at just 0.5% for 2025, significantly lower than in prior forecasts and markedly below the national rate of 1.5%. Growth will...
Digital Twin or Digital Kin: Misunderstandings and Myths about Urban Simulation, and Directions for Change Abstract Using three case studies from the United States and Australia, this article explores the conditions required to make urban digital twin projects...
On July 29, 2025, Professor Clint Andrews received the IEEE PES Robert Noberini Distinguished Contributions to Power Engineering Professionalism Award. The award was established to honor PES members in the power engineering profession for long-term dedicated effort...
Researchers from the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development analyzed the impact of financial aid on student success. A new report, Building a Comparison Group for Tuition Aid Grant Recipients Using the New Jersey Statewide Data System, examines the effect of the...
by Angie Nga Le The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released its 36th Kids Count Data Book, providing updated insights into the well-being of children in New Jersey and across the nation[1]. The report assesses child well-being in all 50 states using 16 key indicators...