11-13-2012, 05:27 PM
The business highlighted was in Nevada (Las Vegas I believe). I think what I took away from the article was that the business worked with a state program to educate entry level workers. That if the business had to pay for educating the workers without the state program, it couldn't.
The further take away I had from the article was that there are millions of unfilled jobs, but an available workforce without the basic skills to do the job & employers who are unwilling to train them in the skills.
It would be hard to say whether the $12/hr entry level job highlighted was a 'good paying' job (called head of household jobs locally) without knowing the economics of the area. Quickly running the numbers, I don't think I could pay a mortgage & car payment on it.
The further take away I had from the article was that there are millions of unfilled jobs, but an available workforce without the basic skills to do the job & employers who are unwilling to train them in the skills.
It would be hard to say whether the $12/hr entry level job highlighted was a 'good paying' job (called head of household jobs locally) without knowing the economics of the area. Quickly running the numbers, I don't think I could pay a mortgage & car payment on it.