The Jobless Go Back to School and, They Hope, Work
Chad Smith considered going to college, but as he landed a series of well-paying construction and auto-industry jobs over the past decade, school seemed like a waste of time and money.
"When you're making $55,000 at 18 years old, it's hard to tell yourself to go to school," he says. "You've got the world by the tail."
Then, last May, he was laid off from his night-shift job at a Chrysler assembly plant. Even if he wanted to go back to ...
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