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FBN's Rich Edson on the lack of jobs being filled due to lack of skilled technical workers.
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Unemployment that the rates at eight point 1% it's been above 8% in February 09 but one company says they're definitely jobs out there if gather right skills.
Aren't -- -- gets -- a from DC with the story Richard Gordon of the survey of manufacturers showing 600000.
Job openings companies say.
Their unfilled because of a shortage of skilled technical workers as they say.
Society pushes too many students into four year liberal arts core colleges -- degrees.
CEO of snap on tools says his company is hiring and he says.
The federal government should encourage technical education is just as it does for your degrees.
Typically today.
Eight technical.
Technical.
Education and a technical look career is viewed as a consolation.
To a four year degree.
And actually I think it should be raised to a national priority.
So that they're not any consolation but an aspiration.
A snap on is pushing steel USA it's a non profit organization to help students receive technical degrees other companies like.
Boeing in South Carolina EADS in Alabama have partnered with local community college but it budget problems persist for state and local governments and the federal government.
Decisions on how to spend education dollars.
Become more difficult.
Thank you Chris thank you so much at fats and and lot.
