Local Leaders Host Jobs Summit in Philadelphia
by KYW’s Steve Tawa
Local politicians, business people, and academics gathered earlier this week in Philadelphia -- the same day that President Obama hosted a jobs summit at the White House -- to discuss how to cut the unemployment rate in the region.
While the federal stimulus package is still working its way through the economy, Mayor Nutter says many folks are desperate for work and worse, others are losing hope:
“I need to be able to walk to the corner of 18th and Diamond and say, 'you five guys, and you want to work today? I have a job for you.”
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