As monthly job reports continue to present a painfully stagnant job market, more Americans are pushing for innovative entrepreneurship as a solution to job creation. President Obama addressed this trend in a speech on Thursday, Sept. 8 when he announced details of the Americans Jobs Act. Reactions to his plan and to the idea of entrepreneurship pulling America out of an economic recession are presented below using Storify.
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Finding Work Isn’t Easy– Even for the Educated
It used to be pretty straightforward for young students: graduate high school, go to college, find a good job. But in today’s economy, it’s not such a sure thing.
These stories shed light on some of the attitudes and coping mechanisms current and former college graduates face in a declining jobs market: Continue reading