NHQI Press Releases

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index edges up 0.1 percent in April 2023, but hiring volume drops 1.0 percent as labor market for foreign-born workers slows

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index slips 0.2 percent in March 2023, as hiringshifts from the less-educated to those with graduate degrees

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index edges up 0.1 percent in February 2023, led by South while Northeast lags behind

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index slips 0.2 percent in January 2023, with goods sector beginning to fall faster than service sector

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index eases off record high—barely—in December 2022, but is still powered by hiring in metro areas

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index high streak hits 7th consecutive month in November 2022, as hiring of older workers becomes more selective

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index reaches sixth consecutive record high in October 2022, powered by continued strength of full-time hires

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index reaches fifth consecutive record high and workers of color continue to show strong gains

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index reaches yet another record high in August 2022, and women’s hiring gains ground on men’s

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for July 2022 edges to another new high, plus special Labor Day look at actual real wage growth