jobs

NJ unemployment rate ticks up to 6.5% as it loses 6400 jobs in March

April 17, 2015

James Hughes, a Rutgers economist, said that the first quarter's growth pace translates into an annual addition of 34,000 jobs - about the same number as last year. NorthJersey.com, April 16

Construction in New Jersey, Rutgers continues to grow

April 8, 2015

There are five factors driving New Jersey’s construction increase, said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. “Higher education, multifamily housing, warehouse distribution, data centers and health care centers are...

How office parks are dragging down N.J.'s recovery

April 6, 2015

Eighty percent of all the commercial office space that exists today was built in the 1980s. Much of that stuff is between 25-30 years of age now," said James Hughes, dean of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. "What we're seeing...

Immigrant influx is helping to fill an economic gap in New Jersey

April 1, 2015

“New Jersey has always been an immigration destination,” said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers. “That goes back to the first wave of immigrants from Europe well over 100 years ago.” NJ101.5.com, April...

Job growth is not enough to reduce rising N.J. poverty rate | Opinion

March 30, 2015

By William M. Rodgers III During New Jersey's economic recovery from 2009 to 2013, the state's poverty rate increased from 9.4 to 11.4 percent. Over this same time period, the nation's poverty rate fell. Most disturbing was the increase in the state's childhood...

NJ job figures by the numbers

March 27, 2015

Rutgers University economist James W. Hughes said he was holding February's report at arm's length. One reason? The construction industry added 2,100 jobs, the government said, even though the cold and snowy weather brought construction projects to a standstill....

N.J. workers are only making $2 more an hour than they were 7 years ago

March 24, 2015

James Hughes, dean of the Bloustein School for Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, said workers' earnings in New Jersey have been stifled because there were far more people looking for work than there were jobs available. NJ.com, March 24

CEEEP seeking post doctoral associate for 2015 calendar year

December 4, 2014

The Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy at the Bloustein School is recruiting for 2015 calendar year a post-doctoral fellow with a strong quantitative background for a one-year appointment. Reappointment is possible contingent on available funding and...

John J. Heldrich, driving force behind New Brunswick’s revitalization, dies at age 88

October 30, 2014

John J. Heldrich, widely considered one of New Jersey’s top business and civic leaders and widely-recognized as “the heart and driving force” behind the revitalization of the city of New Brunswick, died on Tuesday, October 28. He was 88. He was a 1950 Rutgers...

EJB analysis finds PSE&G will be economic engine for New Jersey

August 27, 2014

A new economic analysis conducted by researchers at the Bloustein School finds that from 2011 to 2021,Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) investments in New Jersey’s electric transmission network will be a powerful stimulant of the state’s economy. The...