NHQI Press Releases

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Wage Index held steady in June, even as hiring continued to rebound to highest level since before Great Recession

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Wage Index slips 0.3 percent from April as hiring rebounds 4.4 percent over the month and 0.8 percent over the year

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Wage Index edges up 0.9 percent in April 2020, even as hiring volume drops 2.8 percent due to COVID-19

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index essentially unchanged in March 2020, but COVID-19 continues to slow hiring, especially in metro areas

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index drops 0.5 percent in February 2020, as COVID-19 slows hiring

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index inches back up in January 2020, up 0.1 percent over the month and the year, as part-time hiring slows

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index drops sharply in December 2019, giving up gains for year, as older workers continue to grow as share of new hires

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for November 2019 up 1.1 percent from last year, with job changers experiencing even stronger gains

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for October 2019 up 1.2 percent from last year, contrasts with Cornell’s new Job Quality Index

Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for September up 1.6 percent from last year, but Black workers are not fully sharing this gain