March 2010 ARCHIVE

Shaping a new future: Alabama’s workforce development system

(23rd March, 2010)

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It’s hard to recall that only three years ago Alabama’s unemployment rate was 3.3 percent and there was genuine concern about the state’s ability to meet the growing demand for skilled workers in its diverse industries, especially the automotive, maritime, and aerospace sectors.
Now, with an unemployment rate of 11.1 percent, it’s easy to be pessimistic [...]