Posts tagged Unemployment
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Weekend links: Jail time
Driver gets prison term; Copenhagen’s bikes ride “superhighway”; Improve the whole NEC at once?; Unemployment falls in DC; Charter Washington Latin to take abandoned school; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: WMATA on the move
Real-time signs real soon; Suicide during suicide debate; High income disparity in DC; Georgetown drives less; Lack of funding causes delays, uncertainty; Really express bus; And…. Keep reading…
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Privatize DC’s One-Stop Career Centers
On Wednesday, residents testified before the DC Council about the performance of the Department of Employment Services. This is my testimony. I am an editor at Greater Greater Washington and resident of Georgetown with my wife and son. I am a supporter, like all Greater Greater Washington contributors, of the tremendous investments being made in transit, parks and economic… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stimulating
DC streets get greener; DC very stimulated; Don’t drink on Metro; Tysons roads get more expensive; What kind of casino development?; Enforce the law; And… Keep reading…
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Gray deserves more credit for One City One Hire
The rap on Vincent Gray as a mayor too distracted by scandal to accomplish much overlooks one major accomplishment. Gray has made more progress addressing chronic unemployment in his first year than have any of his predecessors in their entire terms. Mayor Gray’s One City One Hire campaign is directly responsible for the hiring of 1,400 previously jobless District… Keep reading…
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Workforce czar must bring accountability, not bureaucracy
A newly created workforce czar in DC could bring measurable reductions in unemployment if the czar and supporting workforce development agencies are held accountable to specific goals. Otherwise, the new position will become just another layer of bureaucracy, likely to be cut by a future mayor. While parts of DC suffer from crippling unemployment levels of over 20%,… Keep reading…
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DC needs better data to fight unemployment
Mayor Gray has made employment for DC residents a top priority. But without good data, policies are little more than a stab in the dark. It’s quite surprising how little data DC collects on unemployment. What obstacles do the unemployed face in getting jobs? If the obstacle is a skills mismatch, are there training providers available that teach those skills? … Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Going in and out of Metro
McDonnell appoints Dyke to WMATA Board; Pusher not a Metrobus driver any more; Wells defends anti-harassment bill; More push for ethics; Big brother MPD isn’t watching you; 65 years ago, parking was also a challenge; Who said ANCs are always anti?; And…. Keep reading…
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Have DC’s black unemployed become invisible?
More than 1 in 4 workers in Ward 8 are unemployed, the result of an alarming increase in the rate of joblessness that is now one of the highest of any community in the nation. The only thing more alarming is the apparent invisibility of the black unemployed to the rest of the city. The DC Council has not held a single hearing about it all year. I’ve been waiting for the opportunity… Keep reading…
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Speeding suburban driving to DC won’t fight unemployment
The good news: Mayor Gray has announced in recent months several large projects that will create new jobs in DC. The bad news: while these projects make a small dent in DC’s unemployment rate, the reality is that only 28% of DC jobs go to DC residents. The new jobs are tied to projects like CityCenterDC and the Marriott Marquis convention center hotel, as well as to retail… Keep reading…