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The Big Jobs Myth: American Workers Aren't Ready for American Jobs
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jul 26, 2012 12:03pm |
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| Category | Analysis |
| Author | Barbara Kiviat |
| News Date | Wednesday, July 25, 2012 07:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | What ails the American worker? Republicans and Democrats, chief executives and certain academics all say they see a mismatch between workers' skills and employers' needs. The data see something different.
The skills mismatch trope also offers a little something for everyone politically. Those on the right get to talk about taking personal responsibility for upgrading one's skills, while those on the left get to emphasize how we must do a better job with education, that great pathway to an egalitarian society. Between the two sit the nation's employers, who get an argument for sharing labor-training costs with government agencies, non-profits, and institutions of higher education; it would hardly be fair to expect them to bear the full burden if the American workforce itself is defective. Finally, a fast-growing industry of for-profit colleges get reassurance that their student pipeline will stay full. |
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