Connecting employers with jobs seekers in today's economy
<p><span word="About">About</span> 350,000 <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="jobless">jobless</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Randle">Randle</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="this">this</span> "<span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="gap">gap</span>."</p><p><span word="Angel">Angel</span> <span word="Gurria">Gurria</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Development">Development</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="ANGEL">ANGEL</span> <span word="GURRIA">GURRIA</span>: "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vain">vain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="mismatch">mismatch</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paradox">paradox</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span>."</p><p><span word="OECD">OECD</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 44 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="four">four</span> <span word="wealthiest">wealthiest</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="unfilled">unfilled</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unfilled">unfilled</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Monster">Monster</span> <span word="Worldwide">Worldwide</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Company">Company</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="Earl">Earl</span> <span word="Rennison">Rennison</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="semantic">semantic</span> <span word="search">search</span>" <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resumes">resumes</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p>
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