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Brad Hershbein

@bradhershbein.bsky.social
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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

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Brad Hershbein @bradhershbein.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Interested in talent migration? Want to know how states differ in how much of their college-educated workforce is homegrown vs imported from (or exported to) other states? Check out our new report from @stradaeducation.bsky.social for insights from new data: www.strada.org/reports/tale...
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Talent in Motion: Interstate Migration of College-Educated Workers | Strada Education Foundation
Talent in Motion investigates interstate migration patterns of working-age adults with a bachelor’s or graduate degree and examines how these patterns differ by state, type of institution attended, le...
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Brad Hershbein @bradhershbein.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
How bad is the youth labor market today? Well, the sky isn't falling, as I posted a while ago (bsky.app/profile/brad...), but here's some additional data for context.
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Brad Hershbein @bradhershbein.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
#econsky Why do so many econ reporters think the sky is falling for young college grads? Here's some perspective to help: (1/11)
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Brad Hershbein @bradhershbein.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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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Brad Hershbein @bradhershbein.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
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...
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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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Brad Hershbein @bradhershbein.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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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Brad Hershbein @bradhershbein.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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-...
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Upjohn Institute announces 2025 Early Career Research Awards
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Brad Hershbein @bradhershbein.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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
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NHQI: New Hires Quality Index | Upjohn Institute
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