John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development

Chronic jobless find work in a tight market

June 9, 2021

The drop in long-term unemployment, if it continues, would be a welcome development for the recovery from the coronavirus recession. Workers who experience long bouts of unemployment often have a tougher time getting hired because their skills may erode and they face...

These were the in-demand industries that survived the pandemic

March 24, 2021

Even after businesses were allowed to partially re-open in late spring last year, many wound up going bankrupt, closing their doors forever. But there have been exceptions. Carl Van Horn, the director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers...

Assessing the economic effects of the pandemic on households

February 26, 2021

The economic impacts of the pandemic on Americans, accentuated by the health crisis, is reflected in the proportion of individuals reporting pay cuts and layoffs.

Building back better:A national jobs strategy

February 19, 2021

The economic impacts of the pandemic on Americans, accentuated by the health crisis, is reflected in the proportion of individuals reporting pay cuts and layoffs.

From theater director to cheese expert: Displaced workers in some industries switch careers to stay afloat

January 30, 2021

With close to 1 million people still filing for first-time unemployment benefits every week, displaced workers in industries like travel, hospitality and entertainment are finding that they have to reorient their professional skills — and in some cases, their entire...

Twin crises: The economic impact of COVID-19 and Americans’ outlook for the future

January 29, 2021

Americans are experiencing dire financial and emotional trauma from the pandemic-driven recession and worry that these negative realities will linger for many years.

Latest jobs report shows long-term unemployment still on the rise, worrying economists

November 9, 2020

“The longer you’re out of work, the harder it is to get re-employed,” said Maria Heidkamp, director of the New Start Career Network at Rutgers University. “I think we're on the cusp of catastrophic long-term unemployment. The fact that so many of the layoffs we...

NJ jobs: Out of work at the Jersey Shore? Here’s how to find a new job

September 21, 2019

A survey by the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University of workers ages 45 and older who joined the school's New Start ... September 20., 2019, Asbury Park Press

Heldrich Center, Federal Reserve Bank collaborate to address education, workforce development polices in edited book, October 2014 conference

May 28, 2014

Dr. Carl Van Horn, the founding director of the John H. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development and a visiting Non-Resident Scholar with the Federal Reserve Bank for the 2013-14 academic year, was recently promoted to the position of Distinguished Professor at the...

Getting to know Jocelyn Elise Crowley

April 18, 2014

Jocelyn Elise Crowley, Ph.D. is a senior faculty fellow at the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development with research interests in family policy and social policy in the United States. Dr. Crowley has been a professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of...