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U.S. cities grapple for new jobs in economic upswing
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In a depressed neighborhood in the City of Angels, hundreds of good jobs appeared to fall from the sky last week.
Young and middle-aged Los Angeles residents, mostly blacks and Hispanics, lined up down the block at an employment office for more than 600 jobs, paying $14 an hour and higher with free healthcare, at new JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels downtown.
But this was no miracle, nor was it a windfall from President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan. Rather, it was the payoff from years of work by City Hall to draw new investments and ensure jobs go primarily to locals.
And that is the problem. As the U.S. economy shows glimmers of improvement, there is not much even a... Full Story |
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Submitted Nov 24, 2009 11:04am
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