James Hughes, an economist at Rutgers University, told NorthJersey.com that white-collar jobs in banking and finance have become saturated after a two-year hiring spree that followed the COVID-19 pandemic.
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James W. Hughes
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“We’re facing the cliff, because those born in ’08 … they’re just entering their high school graduation years,” said James Hughes, Dean Emeritus
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James Hughes, an economist at Rutgers University, told NorthJersey.com that white-collar jobs in banking and finance have become saturated after a two-year hiring spree that followed the COVID-19 pandemic.
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James Hughes, an economist at Rutgers University, told NorthJersey.com that white-collar jobs in banking and finance have become saturated after a two-year hiring spree that followed the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The state and private investors are pouring $4 billion into the New Jersey Health + Life Science Exchange, or HELIX, in New Brunswick. “That really will be a statewide hub, not a local hub,” Hughes said. “Hopefully it will evolve into a national hub. It’s bringing together a lot of the players.”
Question: Where are all the New Jersey college students? Answer: ‘The enrollment cliff’
“We’re facing the cliff, because those born in ’08… they’re just entering their high school graduating years,” said James Hughes, Dean Emeritus of Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
A plan is moving forward in N.J. to let homeowners save tens of thousands of dollars on their mortgages
“It’s sort of a painless way of saving,” Hughes said. “Very few of us have the discipline to religiously put away a portion of our salary to build up equity.”
100 companies announced 13,300 layoffs in NJ in 2024. Here’s how to file for unemployment
“The Great Resignation has yielded to the Great Stay,” Hughes said in an interview. “It could definitely be shrinking … which suggests this is really a correction.”
New Jersey commuters face higher transportation costs in 2025
Rutgers University economist James Hughes, dean emeritus of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, said over the past two years, lower-income residents were saved from rate hikes because federal rescue funds allowed NJ Transit to operate without fare increases during the height of the pandemic.
“Rutgers Then and Now:” A Discussion with the Authors
Stuart Shapiro discusses the new book by University Professor and Bloustein School Dean Emeritus James W. Hughes and Distinguished Professor David Listokin, “Rutgers Then and Now.” If you missed the book release event held on Thursday, December 12, this podcast is your chance to hear more about the events that led to the creation of the book.