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Forced Apart: An Ailing Economy -- Is Workforce Training The Cure?
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52 minutes
Released:
Sep 24, 2020
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The coronavirus has created an economic nightmare. About a million jobs have disappeared in six months and more layoffs are likely this fall. In West Virginia, the pandemic doubled the state’s unemployment rate. That means 75,000 West Virginians are looking for work. Many of those searching for work are young people who’ve just graduated. How are employers and educators dealing with this disruption? Are students redefining their hopes for the future? We’ll look at the training that can match workers with jobs.
Released:
Sep 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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