Washington Post- Living in Southeast, driving to Virginia for a job
By Dana Hedgpeth
Companies are starting to hire but some still are struggling to find a job. People are struggling to find jobs in the current economy and congress is trying to help. Congress has spent close to $600 billion on creating jobs for the public and also benefits for the unemployed. One lady spent a month as a temp at a Hospital but got laid off. A class has been trying to help improve her resume and help the lady get a job. A lot of people have been seeing the increase in the unemployment rate. Ever since 2008 the unemployment rate raised to a little under 30% right before 2010. Right now it is currently at 25% on a decline. The city program, in ward 8, has spent $27 million in trying to create jobs and increase employment. But As more people become laid off more jobs are needed to supply the population of unemployed. Money is being spent to help those without jobs.
I chose the article because I was interested in how the current economy was. It crazy to see the condition D.C is compared to the rest of the United States. Living in Fairfax county we are kind of blocked off from the poorer parts of the nation. The city the article was discussing said that only 7.2% of the city's population has a bachelor's degree. The article was very interesting and it was well written.
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