Is the NJ job market really building momentum?

January 26, 2016

“I think we have reasonable momentum going into 2016, however there is always a concern about the quality of jobs, and that’s a concern nationally as well, according to James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.

He said a troubling aspect of what we’re seeing is an increasing number of unfilled jobs.

NJ101.5 News, January 26

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