Brad Hershbein
@bradhershbein.bsky.social
Senior economist and deputy director of research at the @upjohninstitute. My research focuses on the transition between education and career and how employers hire and compensate workers. Creator of New Hires Quality Index. #NHQI
This month’s @upjohninstitute.bsky.social NHQI, special for Labor Day, examines the *actual* reported wage growth of newly hired workers. (Typically, the NHQI is based on occupational wages, capturing “earnings power” but not individual self-reported wages.) www.upjohn.org/sites/defaul.... 1/20
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September 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This month’s @upjohninstitute.bsky.social NHQI, special for Labor Day, examines the *actual* reported wage growth of newly hired workers. (Typically, the NHQI is based on occupational wages, capturing “earnings power” but not individual self-reported wages.) www.upjohn.org/sites/defaul.... 1/20
Derek Thompson @dkthomp.bsky.social) has an interesting new Substack blog that echoes the trendy pundit finding that unemployment rates for new college grads are at record highs relative to the overall employment rate. open.substack.com/pub/derektho...
Young People Face a Hiring Crisis. AI Is Making It Worse.
Artificial intelligence is transforming the entire pipeline from college to the workforce: from tests and grades to job applications and entry-level work.
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June 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Derek Thompson @dkthomp.bsky.social) has an interesting new Substack blog that echoes the trendy pundit finding that unemployment rates for new college grads are at record highs relative to the overall employment rate. open.substack.com/pub/derektho...
This month's NHQI, www.upjohn.org/sites/defaul..., shows earnings power of new hires ticked up 0.3 percent even as hiring rates are near record lows, down 8.1 percent from before COVID. 1/8
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June 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This month's NHQI, www.upjohn.org/sites/defaul..., shows earnings power of new hires ticked up 0.3 percent even as hiring rates are near record lows, down 8.1 percent from before COVID. 1/8
This great group of junior scholars will study topics of critical interest to the Upjohn Institute and all of us. Congratulations to all the winners amidst a very competitive applicant pool! See the list at www.upjohn.org/news/upjohn-...
Upjohn Institute announces 2025 Early Career Research Awards
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April 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This great group of junior scholars will study topics of critical interest to the Upjohn Institute and all of us. Congratulations to all the winners amidst a very competitive applicant pool! See the list at www.upjohn.org/news/upjohn-...
As we appear headed for more economic turmoil, I wanted to share the latest New Hires Quality Index from @upjohninstitute.bsky.social, which tracks the earnings power of newly hired workers: www.upjohn.org/nhqi
NHQI: New Hires Quality Index | Upjohn Institute
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March 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
As we appear headed for more economic turmoil, I wanted to share the latest New Hires Quality Index from @upjohninstitute.bsky.social, which tracks the earnings power of newly hired workers: www.upjohn.org/nhqi