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"In addition to her current role as NJBIA Vice President of Government Affairs, Althea D. Ford has been selected to lead the Focus NJ Center for Economic Research & Workforce Solutions, an ..."

"August 15, 2023 Focus NJ released its 2023 Mid-Year Review Tuesday reporting that unemployment in New Jersey remains near historic lows, the labor force participation rate now exceeds levels ..."

"October 27, 2022 Focus NJ has launched a new, interactive Economic Tracking Dashboard to provide easy access to key economic information for media members, policymakers, stakeholders, and all ..."

"August 2, 2022 Focus NJ today released a new online mapping tool and resource page that provides an interactive database of workforce development programs, initiatives and locations throughout New ..."

"July 7, 2022 Focus NJ has finalized its 2021 Economic Review, chronicling the unique challenges New Jersey faced in the latter stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the key data found ..."

"March 11, 2022 Focus NJ this week updated its April 2021 report on how New Jersey’s economy performed during the first year of the pandemic, adding final data, interactive charts, and new ..."

"A taskforce of over 100 business, academic and government experts today released “The Education Equation Part 2: Strategies to Reskill, Reshape & Rehire New ..."

"May 26, 2021 During the pandemic, most New Jersey businesses experienced a loss in productivity, and are spending an average of $34,000 on new technologies to increase it, according to a new ..."

"April 28, 2021  Focus NJ today released a review of New Jersey’s economy for 2020, detailing record high unemployment rates and unemployment claims, as well as a historic contraction in the ..."

"  November 11, 2020 Focus NJ today released the second part of its Future of Work in NJ series, identifying the changing dynamics, opportunities, challenges, emerging skill sets and ..."