Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Infrastructure jobs or Unskilled jobs

Good article in today's New York Times (dec 9) about a problem with infrastructure jobs only going to skilled labor. New York Times is online full-text at www.nytimes.com Lots of bloggers are writing in about the utility of education and training programs for low-skilled workers; even basic literacy programs. What are the infrastructure needs of Monmouth County? Could some of these projects (Green industry) involve lots of training for presently low-skilled workers. The present planning to minimize the effect for the closing of Fort Monmouth seems aimed at retaining high-skilled jobs, but unemployment is higher in the low-skilled workforce. Could Fort Monmouth be turned into a training center for green industry work in central nj?

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