NHQI Press Releases

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index holds steady between July and August 2025, though volume again dips, even as men experience a rebound

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for July 2025 gains 0.2 percent to new high for 2025, plus annual Labor Day look at actual real wage growth

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index holds steady between May and June 2025, with volume also flat, although West region shows resilience

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index rises another 0.3 percent in May 2025 and hiring volume stabilizes, even as public-sector jobs lose luster

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index rises 0.3 percent in April 2025 but hiring volume slips, with a sharp decline by foreign-born workers

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index rises 0.2 percent in March 2025, but volume remains low as hiring from nonemployment dries up

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index again dips slightly, as hiring picture for highly educated workers turns increasingly gloomy

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index slips 0.1 percent in January as the service sector shows more signs of weakness

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index again flat in December, and hiring volume ticks up in non-metros even as wage index there stalls

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index is stagnant in November, with Black Americans losing much of their recent COVID recovery gains