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Idaho tops U.S. in finding jobs for low-income workers who receive training (access required)

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Published: April 21,2008
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Idaho led the nation in finding jobs for low-income adult workers between mid-2006 and mid-2007. Under Idaho’s program, 299 of the 310 low-income adults who received training, 96.5 percent, secured employment, the Idaho Department of Labor said in a release. Arkansas placed second with 92 percent. The national average was 78.2 percent. ...



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