Biden Administration Unveils $11 Billion Worker Training Playbook to Address Labor Shortages
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Biden administration releasing a playbook on best practices for training workers to address labor shortages.
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Unemployment is low at 3.8% and years of underinvestment have left employers with unfilled jobs.
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State and local governments have committed $11 billion from 2021 pandemic rescue package to worker training.
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Playbook details models like registered apprenticeship programs that governments can follow.
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Funding also going to community colleges, supportive services like child care and transportation.