PBS NewsHour

Can America's Jobless Fill American Jobs?

Clip: 09/02/2011 | 9m 43s

With the U.S. unemployment rate stuck around 9 percent, economics correspondent Paul Solman explores whether widespread joblessness is simply the result of a weak economy or if a broader shift toward higher-skill work is occurring that could leave many Americans behind even when the economy recovers.

Aired: 09/02/11

Rating: NR

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