Just how bad is the economy? 0
This is far from scientific but, it is a disturbing sign of the times.
Recently, at the Steelyard Commons shopping center in Cleveland, Ohio, some 6,000 people applied for 300 positions at a Wal-Mart Supercenter.
Now, we are not talking executive position or highly-skilled roles. We are talking about low-paying retail jobs.
This pales in comparison two what happened at two Illinois Wal-Mart stores even smaller than the one in Cleveland. There, they had 25,000 and 15,000 applicants, respectively.
Experts say that this is “an indication not only of a less-than-stellar economy but also of a workforce short on marketable skills.”
So, what we may be seeing is an indication of what happens as the gap between rich and poor increases. Sadly, this is not the stuff of political stump speeches so, we’d better not wait for a candidate to address these concerns. For our families’ sakes, we need to speak on it, now.
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