Americans are increasingly concerned about losing their jobs as elevated mortgage rates and inflationary goods keep them worried about paying for basic necessities like food and housing. As the Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) Home Purchase Sentiment Index shows, customers are...
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Americans Quitting Jobs Even as Savings Dry Up, Debt Grows
A rising number of Americans are quitting their jobs even as their savings deplete and personal debt rises. New data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the number of job openings in the United States grew unexpectedly during the month of August. Stressed...
Rising unemployment doesn’t hit all parts of the labor force equally
After hovering near five-decade lows of around 3.5% for most of 2023, the unemployment rate ticked up 0.3 percentage point in August to 3.8%, according to the Labor Department’s monthly jobs report. On its own, that rise in unemployment isn’t...
Rutgers Report: Workplace Discrimination Still a Disturbing Reality
Discrimination based on one's race and ethnicity is alive and well in the workplace, according to research out of Rutgers University. Attitudes among workers today about divided workplaces are similar to decades ago, so companies should use the new data as a...
Stephanie Walsh, Ph.D., awarded Outstanding Doctoral Student Award
The award recognizes excellence in doctoral research and scholarship across all disciplines at Rutgers University as well as the importance of research to a given field of study and a track record of academic and professional excellence.
Murphy Administration Pilots Lifelong Learning Program
In partnership with the Office of Governor Phil Murphy, the Office of Innovation and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) have teamed up to fund a two-year pilot program to provide job-coaching, training, and employment support to...
New Heldrich brief: A Snapshot of How New Jersey’s Working Parents Managed Work, School, and Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Heldrich Center researchers sought to document the experiences of working parents/guardians during the pandemic, and the challenges they faced in trying to balance their work lives and the schooling of their children.
New Heldrich brief: Is it Time for a Great Reset of the Public Workforce System? (A Work in Progress)
Authors Maria Heidkamp and Kathy Krepcio raise a series of questions to encourage a dialogue as to whether the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the outdated structure of the one-stop model.
Heldrich Center’s New Start Career Network featured in The Daily Targum
The Heldrich Center for Workforce Development has provided assistance in finding employment to more than 6,000 state residents by providing job training, networking and guidance in creating a resume. "Older Americans are more likely to find themselves among the...
Heldrich Center for Workforce Development Announces Appointment of Anton House, Ph.D. as a Visiting Scholar
Professor House will join the center’s Workplace Divided team to conduct research examining perceptions of workplace discrimination through national surveys and stakeholder engagement
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