Last week’s unemployment figures put California’s jobless rate at 8.2 percent, a 14-year high and the third worst in the nation. Today on Forum, we find out about local job training and support programs for the unemployed and underemployed.
Unemployment Blues
Last week's unemployment figures put California's jobless rate at 8.2 percent, a 14-year high and the third worst in the nation. Today on Forum, we find out about local job training and support programs for the unemployed and underemployed.
Guests:
Carrie Portis, executive director of SF Works, a workforce training program of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Sal Vaca, director of employment and training for the city of Richmond.