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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Low-wage jobs drive gains in U.S. employment
Updated: June 4 2014,
Author: barrel fan
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The BMW factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina, is luring workers with a program that offers part-time work, an all-expenses paid associates degree and near guarantee of a job and future education down the road. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how such apprenticeships, modeled after European programs, may boost employment and help tailor curricula to employers’ needs.