Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Connecting employers with jobs seekers in today’s economy

About three hundred fifty thousand newly unemployed people signed up for financial assistance in the United States during the first week of July. The nation’s jobless rate was eight point two percent in both May and June.

Some employers say they would add employees if they could find workers with important technology skills. As VOA’s Jim Randle reports, some experts say better communication and technology could reduce this "skills gap."

US unemployment data - 2009 - 2012 ​​Angel Gurria is head of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development. He says even some well-educated people are having trouble finding work around the world.

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