Is Job Training the Answer for Unemployed Americans?

According to Lafer, " It doesn't work, and the government knows it. The most comprehensive evaluation of training programs, conducted by Department of Labor, followed 20,000 people over four years. For the vast majority, the government concluded that training made no difference whatsoever."

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