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The state of job training around the world: What job training?

Five years after the Great Recession, industrialized countries are still down about 16 million jobs. And many of those without work are in need of a skills upgrade.

Nations around the world are still clawing their way back from the Great Recession. Now, five years later, industrialized countries are still down about 16 million jobs. A new report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) finds that many of those without work are in need of a skills upgrade.

Marketplace’s economics contributor Chris Farrell joins Morning Report host David Brancaccio to discuss the state of job training around the world.

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