Do you notice this pattern on the educational level of those filing unemployment claims?

From: "Luis Rodriguez luis.rodriguez@PROTECTED [NJLibsGrowBiz]" <NJLibsGrowBiz@PROTECTED>

Subject: Do you notice this pattern on the educational level of those filing unemployment claims?

In-Reply-To: Agenda for tomorrow

Date: September 22nd 2020

Today, I asked my local workforce development office for unemployment information for Morris County municipalities. The office did not have handy the total number for all municipalities for July/Aug but did have municipal level stats for initial UI claims.

I glanced through the stats for a few municipalities and seemed to notice that the numbers of initial claims tend to be higher for those with more education. I then did some stuff on the spreadsheet the WFD folks provided and that still seems the case (I compiled stats for the first and last alphabetically listed municipalities, Butler (where I work) and then every sixth municipality after Butler.

I am attaching the spreadsheet.

Let me know if you see this pattern in what I am attaching (or if I made some excel spreadsheet error).

Luis

From: "Andrea Levandowski alevandowski@PROTECTED [NJLibsGrowBiz]" <NJLibsGrowBiz@PROTECTED>
Sent: 9/22/20 2:43 PM
To: NJLibsGrowBiz <NJLibsGrowBiz@PROTECTED>
Subject: [NJLibsGrowBiz] Agenda for tomorrow

From: alevandowski@PROTECTED

Hello all,

Here is tomorrow’s agenda:

NJLibsGrowBiz Steering Committee

Virtual meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkfuyppjMqHtbMDd9VP46Wb90_zKtz-hqc

September 23 from 10:00-11:00am

Goals

· Professional development for members to enhance business expertise

· Advisory role to influence future NJ State Library business programs, initiatives, and partnerships

· Opportunity for networking and idea sharing to strengthen business outreach in libraries already committed to meeting business needs

· Expanding the number of libraries with a focus on businesses and entrepreneurs

Agenda:

Introductions and check in

· Introduce yourself in the chat box!

· You can also list

o Upcoming events, programs, services that you want to share

o Questions or issues that you would like to discuss

How the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Business Resource and Information Center is supporting business owners and entrepreneurs during COVID-19

Gillian Robbins, Supervisor of the Business Department at the BRIC

Caitlin Seifritz, Library Supervisor of the Regional Foundation Center at the BRIC

· Virtual services

· Knowing what businesses need

· Next steps

Updates from the NJSL

· Upcoming workforce development webinar (New Jersey’s Displaced Homemaker Program – October 8, 2020 from 2:00-3:00pm): https://www.njstatelib.org/workforce-webinars/

· L2B Reminder – Keep promoting the calendar and events!

· ReferenceUSA is now Reference Solutions – Update your websites and promotional materials

· Next meeting’s speaker?

Other updates and open discussion

Best,

Andrea

Andrea Simzak Levandowski (she/her/hers)

Library Consultant for Small Business Development & Technology

New Jersey State Library

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625

(609) 278-2640 x190