” Problem is with the applicants. “
A lot of people would never dream of moving away from family and friends and community for a job. Especially moving to a place that isn’t “cool”. The person I know who has a Masters Degree and no stable job is like that. Also, people in “ghettos” of their own kind don’t want to step out and live with strangers. I had a co-worker with two kids. I pointed out that she could buy a cheaper home out in the desert, but she said she didn’t want to be out there alone with all the white people (she was African American). Rather struggle to pay the rent in Compton.
A couple of weeks ago I spoke with some young people sitting at an outside cafe. They all had comps and were job searching. None wanted to move out of Broward county Fl. Seems they all had degrees but no will.