The state has now recovered just over 80 percent of the 258,000 jobs lost as a result of the recession.
James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, called it a “strong report.”
He noted that the jobless rate fell because people found jobs, rather than because they left the work force, as has happened in the past. He also welcomed the growth in the labor force – the number of people who either have a job or are looking for one.
Rutgers Health Administration Programs is pleased to welcome Ethan Halm, MD, MPH, MBA, to its Advisory Board. Dr. Halm serves as Vice Chancellor for Population Health at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and Deputy Chief Population Health Officer at RWJBarnabas...
The Graduate Fellows Program at the Eagleton Institute of Politics has been a cornerstone of the Institute's commitment to advancing the understanding and practice of politics and public service since the Institute’s founding in 1956. Throughout the fellowship,...
Rehearsing Democracy: Helping Rutgers Students Move from Thinking to Doing with Nicholas Longo of the Rutgers Democracy Lab In our first episode kicking off season 15 of EJB Talks, Dean Stuart Shapiro interviews Professor Nicholas Longo, director of the Rutgers...
The Future of Evidence in Education Network, a cross-sector group of researchers, evaluators, and evidence leaders, recently released two reports on improving the production and use of evidence in education. Schools are under growing pressure to improve student...
Four Bloustein School graduate students were selected as a 2026–2027 ANHD Community Development Graduate Fellows. Thanks to a major new investment from Morgan Stanley, this year ANHD is welcomes 10 Fellows, the largest cohort in the Fellowship’s 15-year history. This...