re: In Louisiana, you need twice the minimum wage to afford a 2-bedroom apartment

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As unemployment hovers near historic lows, over 80% of construction firms have reported they are having a hard time finding qualified workers to hire, while the U.S. Department of Education reports that there will be 68% more job openings in infrastructure-related fields in the next five years than there are people training to fill them.

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Forbes

The jobs are there. People dont have the skills for anything

And most people can't pass a drug test