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An Overview of U.S. Corporate Policies in the Employment of People with Disabilities: Spotlight on the Retail Trade Sector

2008-03-21

This report provides an overview of practices and strategies taking place in U.S. corporations that are considered promising practices in the recruitment, hiring, and retention of people with disabilities. It explores the trends and needs of the retail sector and also examines how retail employers are meeting their workforce needs by hiring people with disabilities. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: An Overview of U.S. Corporate Policies in the Employment of People with Disabilities: Spotlight on the Retail Trade Sector
Bio-1 Dashboard Review: Supporting Data

2009-09-02

Bio-1 dashboard review: Supporting data, spring 2009.
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Bio-1 Dashboard Review
Building Skills and Alliances to Meet Demand in New Jersey’s Labor Market

2005-06-30

This summary report examines the Ready for the Job initiatve, which profiled the skill and occupational requirements of 73 occupations in New Jersey. This report highlights four cross-industry demand skills: math and technology skills, problem solving and critical skills, communication and teamwork skills, and entrepreneurship and business skills. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Ready for the Job Summary
Can the Working Poor Move Ahead? Implications for the One-Stop System Under WIA

1999-10-25

This policy brief provides workforce investment boards and other professionals and volunteers with analysis and insights about how to better plan programs and solutions that address the needs and experiences of the working poor. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Working Poor Brief
Demand-Side Emerging Skills for the 21st Century

2005-06-30

As part of the Ready for the Job demand-side skill assessment, the Heldrich Center explored emerging work skills that will affect New Jersey’s workforce in the next three to five years. The Heldrich Center identified five specific areas likely to generate new skill demands: biotechnology, security, e-learning, e-commerce, and food/agribusiness. This report explores the study’s findings and offers recommendations for improving education and training in New Jersey. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Emerging Skills
Determining the Employment and Higher Education Outcomes of New Jersey’s County Colleges

2009-09-02

Data analysis of education and employment outcomes of New Jersey's county colleges.
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Determining the Employment and Higher Education Outcomes of New Jersey’s County Colleges
Economic Impacts of Planned Transportation Investments in New Jersey

2008-04-23

This report demonstrates that New Jersey's plans to invest in transportation infrastructure over the next decade will result in nearly 27,000 full-time jobs per year. It also shows that the state's transportation investments will generate economic impacts in the form of employment, income, gross domestic product, and state and local tax revenues. The report is the result of a joint study conducted by the Heldrich Center and the Center for Urban Policy Research at Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Economic Impacts of Planned Transportation Investments in New Jersey
Getting Back to Work: New Public/Private Strategies for Laid-Off American Workers/Full Report

2005-01-27

A new multi-year, national study by the Heldrich Center concludes that the nation’s public policies and private sector practices are out of sync with the reality of a changing labor market where millions of Americans face layoffs each year and millions more are at risk of job loss. The study—based on an analysis of economic trends and surveys of more than 3,000 workers and several hundred employers—offers concrete recommendations for workers, employers, and policymakers to respond to widespread job dislocation. It also includes first-hand accounts of laid-off workers, and describes public and private sector practices that effectively support displaced workers. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Getting Back to Work-Full
Getting Back to Work: New Public/Private Strategies for Laid-Off American Workers/Summary Report

2004-12-13

A new multi-year, national study by the Heldrich Center concludes that the nation’s public policies and private sector practices are out of sync with the reality of a changing labor market where millions of Americans face layoffs each year and millions more are at risk of job loss. The study—based on an analysis of economic trends and surveys of more than 3,000 workers and several hundred employers—offers concrete recommendations for workers, employers, and policymakers to respond to widespread job dislocation. It also includes first-hand accounts of laid-off workers, and describes public and private sector practices that effectively support displaced workers. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Getting Back to Work-Summary
Human Resource Management in New Jersey State Government

2006-10-27

In 2005, the State of New Jersey Department of Personnel commissioned the Heldrich Center to study the critical human resource management issues confronting New Jersey state government. This report highlights the study's findings including: the human resource management function must be elevated to a position of primacy in state government, the state must reengineer the Department of Personnel into an effective human resource management agency with a broader mission than overseeing transactions and compliance with statutes and regulations, and the state must support its human resource function with adequate staff resources. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Human Resource Management
Improving the Quality of Care: Proceedings from a Roundtable on the Behavioral Health Care Workforce in New Jersey

2008-10-22

In May 2008, the Heldrich Center and the Mental Health Association in New Jersey hosted a roundtable discussion on the key workforce development challenges facing the behavioral health community. This publication reports the proceedings from that roundtable.

Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Improving the Quality of Care: Proceedings from a Roundtable on the Behavioral Health Care Workforce in New Jersey
Investing for the Long Term: Priority Skill Needs of Employers in New Jersey’s Finance Industry

2008-12-10

Highlights the priority workforce skill needs of New Jersey’s finance industry and presents a statewide action plan to better align education and training with these needs.
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Investing for the Long Term: Priority Skill Needs of Employers in New Jersey’s Finance Industry
Labor Market Outcomes of the Nicholson Foundation’s Prisoner Reentry Program

2009-09-02

Reports the methodology used to calculate aggregate labor market outcomes for individuals who participated in prisoner reentry programs funded by the Nicholson Foundation. Also presents the results from the analysis.
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Labor Market Outcomes of the Nicholson Foundation’s Prisoner Reentry Program
Looking Ahead: Workforce Supply/Demand Analysis for New Jersey’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industries

2005-06-30

This analysis presents the results of a workforce supply and demand analysis of the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries in New Jersey. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Looking Ahead
Meeting the Needs of the Workforce in a Shifting Regional Economy

2005-03-09

The tri-state region (New York/New Jersey/Connecticut) supports a highly complex and diverse labor market that has been subject not only to the shocking events of September 11th, 2001, but also to broad demographic and economic trends that have shaped the structure of work and the makeup of the available workforce. This paper examines the shifts that occurred in the regional economy throughout the past decade and discusses the possible implications of these changes for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, educational institutions, and state and local governments. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Regional Economy
New Jersey Public-Private Sector Wage Differentials: 1970 to 2004

2006-11-20

This paper, by Heldrich Center Chief Economist William M. Rodgers III, uses Decennial Census and Current Population Survey data to provide a rigorous comparison of New Jersey's public and private sector wages. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: NJ Public Private Comparisons
New Jersey's Challenge: Moving People with Disabilities to Work

2008-01-16

Summarizes the results of a December 2004 summit on connecting people with disabilities to the workforce.
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: New Jersey's Challenge: Moving People with Disabilities to Work
New Jersey's Link to the Global Economy: The Warehouse Industry

2006-06-14

This report examines the warehouse industry and its role in the Port of New York and New Jersey and Essex County. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Warehouse Industry
New Jersey’s Growing Remote Workforce and the Skill Requirements of Employers

2008-12-10

Highlights factors driving the rise in remote work jobs, the ways remote work is affecting the workplace, and the skills workers need to be effective in remote work environments.
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: New Jersey’s Growing Remote Workforce and the Skill Requirements of Employers
Opening Doors for Workers with Disabilities

2008-02-01

This op-ed by Carl Van Horn explores workers with disabilities and efforts underway both in New Jersey and nationwide to help put individuals with disabilities to work. This op-ed was published in NJBIZ in fall 2007.
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Opening Doors for Workers with Disabilities
Profile of the Meadowlands Regional Economy and Workforce

2007-01-26

This report details the key findings and observations about the state of the economy in New Jersey's Meadowlands region. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Meadowlands Report
Profile of the Meadowlands Regional Economy and Workforce: Executive Summary

2007-01-26

This report summarizes the key findings and observations about the state of the economy in New Jersey's Meadowlands region. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Meadowlands Executive Summary
Seeking Strategies: New Directions for New Jersey's Telecommunications Industry

2006-10-11

This report summarizes the actions that leading employers, educators, and government officials believe would allow New Jersey to play a significant role in the future of the state's telecommunications industry. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Telecommunications in NJ
The Changing Landscape of Innovation: Priority Skill Needs of Employers in New Jersey’s Life Sciences Industry

2008-12-10

Highlights the priority workforce skill needs of New Jersey’s life sciences industry and presents a statewide action plan to better align education and training with these needs.
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: The Changing Landscape of Innovation: Priority Skill Needs of Employers in New Jersey’s Life Sciences Industry
The Changing Structure of the Telecommunications Industry in New Jersey-Paper

2004-12-14

This paper explores the ever-changing structure of the telecommunications industry, both in the United States and in New Jersey. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Telecom Paper
The Economic Impact of Childcare in Middlesex County, New Jersey

2005-03-22

The childcare industry plays an important role in Middlesex County, New Jersey’s economy, generating revenues, employing workers, and allowing parents to be productive members of the labor force. This report describes the economic impact of the regulated childcare industry in Middlesex County. It also offers recommendations for how businesses, government, and childcare providers can increase the effectiveness of the childcare industry in the County. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Middlesex County Childcare
The Emerging Skill Needs of a Rapidly Changing, Innovation-Driven Economy

2008-06-11

Identifies current and emerging workplace trends that are affecting the skill needs of New Jersey's employers. Also specifies the key skills that workers will need to adapt to these trends.
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: The Emerging Skill Needs of a Rapidly Changing, Innovation-Driven Economy
The Union County Economic and Workforce Competitiveness Project: Key Findings and Recommendations

2008-05-14

This report summarizes the key findings and recommendations from the Heldrich Center's project on economic and workforce competitiveness in Union County, NJ.
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: The Union County Economic and Workforce Competitiveness Project: Key Findings and Recommendations
The Union County Economic and Workforce Competitiveness Project

2008-05-14

This report provides findings and recommendations from the Heldrich Center's project on economic and workforce competitiveness in Union County, NJ.
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: The Union County Economic and Workforce Competitiveness Project
The Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industry

2007-05-18

This report is based on an online survey conducted in spring 2006 of pharmaceutical and medical technology companies in New Jersey. It identifies the current and future workforce needs of the pharmaceutical and medical technology industry in New Jersey. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: HINJ Report
The Workforce Needs of the New Jersey Energy Industry

2009-04-14

With growing economic importance being placed on the energy sector in the State of New Jersey, current and short-term demand for workers in this industry has created new occupations and required skill sets that employees must have to efficiently satisfy this need. As part of the Ready for the Job initiative, this report identifies detailed information on skill requirements for these high-demand occupations as well as solutions for the sector’s critical workforce challenges. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: The Workforce Needs of the New Jersey Energy Industry
Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey's IT Industry

2005-06-30

The information technology industry in New Jersey employs workers in an array of occupations and settings. This report summarizes the skill, knowledge, and educational requirements of key information technology occupations and identifies strategies for meeting the workforce challenges facing the industry. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: IT Industry
Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey’s Construction Industry

2005-06-30

The construction industry is integral to New Jersey's economy, employing over 160,000 people. Nationally and in New Jersey, the construction industry is thriving, injecting billions of dollars into the state. Jobs in the industry are changing with an influx of new technology and new building materials, requiring that workers have more technical expertise than in the past. This report summarizes the skill, knowledge, and educational requirements of key construction occupations and identifies strategies for meeting the key workforce challenges facing the industry. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Construction Industry Report
Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey’s Finance Industry

2005-06-30

The finance industry in New Jersey employs over 200,000 people. Many more workers benefit from the state’s proximity to the finance industry in New York City. Jobs in the industry are evolving rapidly in response to national and global trends, such as deregulation, increasingly complex laws, and new technologies. As jobs change, skill requirements for both entry-level and incumbent workers increase. This report summarizes the skill, knowledge, and educational requirements of key finance occupations and identifies strategies for meeting the workforce challenges facing the industry. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Finance Industry
Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey’s Health Care Industry

2005-06-30

The health care industry in New Jersey employs almost 350,000 people. However, state, national, and international shortages of nurses is raising widespread concern in the industry. Jobs in the industry are changing in response to pressures to control costs and the demands of an increasingly consolidated industry. This report summarizes the skill, knowledge, and educational requirements of key health care occupations and identifies strategies for meeting the workforce challenges facing the industry. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Healthcare Industry
Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey’s Utilities Industry

2005-06-30

The utilities industry provides essential electricity, gas, water and sewer, and local telephone services to residents and businesses throughout New Jersey. This report summarizes the skill, knowledge, and educational requirements of key occupations in gas, electric, water and sewer, and telephone services. It also identifies strategies for meeting the workforce challenges facing the industry. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Utilities Industry
Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in NJ's Manufacturing Industry

2005-06-30

The manufacturing industry employs over 460,000 workers in New Jersey. Jobs in the industry have undergone tremendous changes in recent decades. Technology is affecting industry productivity and has changed the way work is done. Workers must have technical expertise to understand the underlying principles of the production process and to interact effectively with the technology used to control these processes. This report summarizes the skill, knowledge, and educational requirements of key manufacturing occupations in the food processing, chemical processing, glass production, and printing/publishing sectors. It also identifies strategies for meeting the workforce challenges facing the industry. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Manufacturing Industry
Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in NJ's Tourism/Hospitality Industry

2005-06-30

The tourism and hospitality industry is critical to New Jersey. It not only employs large numbers of workers, but attracts millions of tourists and visitors each year. For example, hotels, restaurants and bars, and amusement and recreation services employ more than 300,000 people in the state. However, New Jersey employers are facing difficulties attracting and maintaining the skilled workforce they need. This report summarizes the skill, knowledge, and educational requirements of key occupations in the tourism and hospitality industry and identifies strategies for meeting the workforce challenges facing the industry. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Tourism Industry
Understanding Occupational/Skill Demand in NJ's Transportation/Logistics Industry

2005-06-30

The transportation and logistics industry employs over 94,000 people in New Jersey. Industry jobs are evolving in response to increases in the use of technology and stricter security regulations. Workers must now possess solid academic skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively with technology. This report summarizes the skill, knowledge, and educational requirements of key transportation and logistics occupations and identifies strategies for meeting the workforce challenges facing the industry. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Transportation Industry
Understanding the Workforce Needs of Employers Supporting the Operation of Port Newark and the Elizabeth Marine Terminal

2008-08-08

Explores the major trends that are affecting the workforce and skill needs of employers that support Port Newark/Elizabeth as well as the priority skill needs these employers have.
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Understanding the Workforce Needs of Employers Supporting the Operation of Port Newark and the Elizabeth Marine Terminal
Understanding the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Public Health and Other Disaster Management Employers

2008-08-08

Explores the priority workforce needs of New Jersey's public disaster management system. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Understanding the Workforce Needs of Employers Supporting the Operation of New Jersey's Public Health and Other Disaster Management Employers
Understanding the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Retail Industry

2008-08-08

Explores the changing skill and education needs of the modern retail workplace. Identifies key skills employers require and the jobs for which employers report the most difficulty finding and keeping skilled workers. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Understanding the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Retail Industry
Winning the Workforce Challenge: A Report on New Jersey's Knowledge Economy

2003-01-16

An economic and policy analysis of the New Jersey workforce. The report describes challenges facing workers and policymakers in closing the skills gap, addressing long-term unemployment, ensuring broad-scale economic opportunity, and strengthening government programs. 
Publication Type: Workforce Analysis
Download: Winning the Workforce Challenge
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