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Like the workNet Center, LIFT-Evanston, a nonprofit that offers job services to low-income residents, has seen fewer clients claiming first-time unemployment, Site Coordinator Alicia Ash said.
Since December 2009, no new clients have come in to claim unemployment for their first time, Ash said. Rather, they have come to seek new skills.
“I just talked to a client who has been unemployed for 11 months and wants to go back to school to increase their math skills,” Ash said. “People are definitely trying to figure out ways to gain employment by advancing their skills in areas we know are growing.”
Many of LIFT’s clients do not have professional degrees, making the need to gain new skills even more essential; many employment sectors that are currently hiring require professional training, including health care, transportation and finance, Ash said.
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