Part of the problem is that many of Detroit’s job applicants are very low-skilled. The city has a functional-illiteracy rate of around 47 percent, and almost all jobs require basic reading proficiency. And the new generation’s prospects don’t look much better: Last year, the Detroit Public Schools graduation rate was only 64 percent, which was an improvement over the previous year. Simply put, a lot of Detroiters don’t have the skills they need to find better, more remunerative work.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:52:42 +0000