NHQI August 2020
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for August 2020 up 0.3 percent over year and month, back at all-time high, as volume continues to be elevated
NHQI September 2020
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for September 2020 holds steady near all-time high, and Blacks and Hispanics show resilience in index
NHQI October 2020
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for October 2020 crests new record high, but few in non-metropolitan areas share in the recovery
NHQI November 2020
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for November 2020 holds steady, but young workers have not seen much of a hiring recovery
NHQI December 2020
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for December 2020 reaches another all-time high, even as hiring continues to fall
NHQI January 2021
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for January 2021 holds near peak, as regions diverge in the speed of their employment recovery
NHQI April 2022
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for April 2022 holds steady overall, but foreign-born workers edge up even as their hiring volume moderates
NHQI October 2023
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index dips slightly in October, even as volume continues to fall, with slowdown led by full-time workers
NHQI November 2023
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index continues to slide in November even as volume holds steady, with senior citizens flocking to lower-paying occupations
NHQI September 2023
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index holds steady in September, but hiring volume and rates continue to slip for all racial and ethnic groups
NHQI January 2020
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
NHQI February 2020
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index drops 0.5 percent in February 2020, as COVID-19 slows hiring
NHQI March 2020
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index essentially unchanged in March 2020, but COVID-19 continues to slow hiring, especially in metro areas
NHQI April 2020
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
NHQI May 2020
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
NHQI June 2020
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Wage Index held steady in June, even as hiring continued to rebound to highest level since before Great Recession
Paul Osterman
Paul Osterman is the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Professor of Human Resources and Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management as well as a member of the Department of Urban Planning at MIT. From July 2003 to June 2007, he also served as Deputy Dean at the MIT Sloan School. His research concerns change in work organization within companies, career patterns and processes within firms, economic development, urban poverty, and public policy surrounding skills training and employment programs. Osterman recently executed a nationally representative survey of all employed adults that carefully measured the extent and consequences of non-standard work including contracting out. That survey was fielded just prior to the COVID crisis and he is currently launching a longitudinal follow up survey. Osterman has been a senior administrator of job training programs for Massachusetts and has consulted widely for government agencies, foundations, community groups, firms, and public interest organizations.
NHQI September 2021
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for September 2021 holds steady over the month as hiring volume picks up, especially among job switchers
St. Joseph County November 2021
The Trend: St. Joseph County lost nearly 400 jobs from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021. From July to August, the unemployment rate fell while the labor force participation rate and employment-to-population ratio increased. This is likely a sign that unemployed individuals are finding work. Job postings were higher in August than in July, with retail sales associate as the most in-demand job.
Kalamazoo County November 2021
The Trend: Kalamazoo County lost nearly 1,400 jobs from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021. Between July and August, the unemployment rate and labor force participation rate fell, while the employment-to-population ratio increased slightly. This is likely a sign that unemployed individuals are either finding work or leaving the labor force. Job postings were higher in August than in July, with retail sales associate as the most in-demand job.