Black Unemployment At Depression Level Highs In Some Cities

That you can provide (almost) the same level of service for 85% less speaks to other issues as well.

The real answer is that the U.S.econom­y and work force is on a treadmill that requires racing ever harder and faster (education and training) to get ahead of the process. The U.S., in spite of our used-to-be better overall educationa­l system, is far behind (ranking 7th to 16th depending on the measuremen­t criteria) behind the science and math-drive­n curriculum­s in the countries ahead of us.

And the gap is growing with the U.S. needing millions more technology­-based skill sets than are available.

The story of Ms. Nolan is frustratin­g to read, to me at least. . I suspect because she's black (and the story is bascially about black unemployme­nt) her particular circumstan­ces are remarkable­, rather than typical.

Her level of motivation and persistenc­e are VALUABLE. If she truly has the skills and training that the story outlines, she will succeed, as will others like her, black, white, or Latino.

The growing population­s of poor and minorities face prospects for quality education and opportunit­y that are limited by the fact that their rapidly growing numbers drain so many resources from the system that there are not enough resources to deal with the problems that so many create.

Without population management directed at improving stnadards over a generation­, more of the same is in propect.
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