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Article: Study says Los Angeles workforce's meager skills crippling economic recovery.
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- October 31, 2004
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Byline: Beth Barrett
Oct. 31--Hampered by a large unskilled work force, Los Angeles' economy will remain stagnant unless there is a major effort to upgrade the educational level, English-language ability and technical training of the city's large poor and immigrant populations, according to a study initiated by Mayor James Hahn's Office.
The L.A. Economy Project, an $850,000 study by the Economic Roundtable and Milken Institute, sought to match existing regional businesses with changing work forces, including those in the San Fernando Valley, so that more poor and low-skilled workers can get jobs that lead to career advancement.
"The ...