They have little in common: Ron Jones, 52, short and strong, a union carpenter with decades of work experience; and Jerome Grant, 20, tall and thin, a Jamaican immigrant with a degree in culinary arts. But the economy has pushed them to the same difficult place. Full Story »
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This story combines factual evidence about joblessness and workforce programs with interesting anecdotal input from workers to make for a compelling read.
Informative report about the surge of new applicants in federal career centers for the needy or unemployed -- which the article calls "the emergency rooms of today’s sick economy." This report focuses on the parallel stories of union carpenter Ron Jones, Jamaican immigrant Jerome Grant and single mother Lequila McGauley, which gives a human perspective to this growing crisis. Well-documented, with helpful context on this important issue.
Having been where these people have been, it's strange reading about people like the ones in this article who with everything going on, still have hope.
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