Scott Walker: Manufacturing Jobs ‘Good Careers’ that ‘Can Take Care of Someone and Their Family’
RUSH EXCERPT:
WALKER: "Well, we have got jobs. And we just need to have people with the skills and the qualifications and the education they need to fill them. This morning, just looking at our state website job center wisconsin.com. We have got 96,901 jobs just listed on that one website alone. So I think ivanka was right yesterday when she said all across America we certainly here in Wisconsin we have got jobs. We just need to connect people to the skills and the education they need to fill those jobs.
KILMEADE: "I think when you took over unemployment in Wisconsin was 8%. Now it’s about 3%. So people watching at home who are lucky enough to have jobs in occupations and careers that they like are wondering what the problem is what happened between the skills needed and the workforce? Where did the detachment begin?"
WALKER: "There is a big disconnect particularly in the area of manufacturing. Which is why they are focused on apprenticeships and technical education is so important. You are right. Down to record lows in terms of unemployment. Percentage of people working is one of the highest in the nation. Top ten. Overall we have more people employed in the state of Wisconsin than we have ever had in our state’s history. Now in manufacturing we need apprenticeships. Our youth apprenticeships have more than doubled adult apprenticeships continuing to grow. Adult technical education programs. Show that off to the president, the secretary of labor and Ivanka Trump who is going to join with us. Then we are going to hear from ruined table of chief executive officers from some the nation’s largest companies that are based right here in the state about what more can be done. And I really got to hand it to the president. I asked him about this with all the other governors back in February. I asked him to make this a priority. That’s exactly what they’re doing this week. And we’re thrilled that one of those key stops is here in Wisconsin."
