NHQI June 2023
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index jumps 0.2 percent in June 2023, to a new record, but hiring volume continues to ebb, falling 0.3 percent from May
2020 Economic Outlook? Thoughts and Observations for KALM
2020 Economic Outlook? Thoughts and Observations for Regional Growth Partnership
Current Outlook for Economic Conditions in West Michigan for First National Bank
2020 Economic Outlook: Wyandot County
2020 Economic Outlook: Barry County
2020 Economic Outlook: Indiana
NHQI July 2023
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index hits another new high for July 2023, plus special Labor Day look at actual real wage growth
NHQI September 2017
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for September 2017 shows overall slight 0.2 percent uptick, but diverging destinies for urban, rural areas
Jessie Hammerling
Jessie Hammerling is a Lead Researcher for the Technology and Work Program at the University of California’s Berkeley Labor Center. She studies changes in the organization of production in key industries and the consequences of these changes for workers and their communities. Her current work focuses on technological change in the workplace and domestic outsourcing in the U.S. Recent research has explored methods for estimating outsourcing trends across industries in the U.S., and a case study of food services that examines connections between outsourcing, financialization, and market concentration.
In previous years, Jessie worked with the Labor Center’s Green Economy Program, studying labor standards and training in the energy and construction sectors. Prior to joining the Labor Center, she worked at the Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) in Madison, WI. Jessie holds a Ph.D. in geography from UC Davis and a master’s degree in public policy from UW-Madison.
2021 Economic Outlook: Albion
2021 Economic Outlook: West Michigan
2021 Economic Outlook: West Michigan
NHQI December 2018
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for December 2018 shows overall 0.9 percent uptick, lagging growth for job changers
NHQI January 2019
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for January 2019 shows overall 1.0 percent uptick as new hires are increasingly more educated
Michigan Works! Southwest Region September 2021
The Michigan Works! Southwest Region continues to recover, gaining more than 2,000 jobs from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. Between May 2021 and June 2021, the unemployment rate stayed the same and the labor force participation rate and employment-to-population ratio both increased. This is likely a sign that individuals are reentering the labor market but not necessarily finding jobs right away. Job postings were higher in June than in May, with registered nurse as the most in-demand job.
NHQI December 2023
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index drops for fifth consecutive month, with volume also slipping and metros losing some (but not much) ground to rural areas
NHQI January 2022
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for January 2022 stays flat, but Millennials surge past Gens X and Z
2021 Economic Outlook: Ionia County
Juan De Lara
Juan De Lara is Associate Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at The University of Southern California. His research focuses on the intersections of race, the economy, and social movements. His book, Inland Shift: Race, Space, and Capital in Inland Southern California, uses global logistics and commodity chains to show how technological innovations and just-in-time business strategies produced new labor regimes that facilitated a more complex and extended system of global production, distribution, and consumption. He has authored several academic articles and policy papers on the warehouse and logistics sectors, including the co-authored Organizing Temporary, Subcontracted, and Immigrant Workers, a case study that focuses on outsourced labor in Southern California.
De Lara holds a Ph.D. in Geography from, UC Berkeley and an M.A. in Urban Planning from UCLA. His undergraduate degree is in Sociology and Labor Studies from Pitzer College.