Last year was the first year since 1997 that the private sector added more than 3 million jobs, said James Hughes, a Rutgers University economist. “If we maintain that pace, you get the wage increases that come when labor markets tighten,” Hughes said.
NJSPL Report: Analyzing the Use and Equity of ARPA Funds
Report Release: Analyzing the Use and Equity of ARPA Funds in NJ Local Governments and Beyond New Jersey State Policy Lab The American Rescue Plan Act’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF) represent a historic $350 billion investment to...