Laid Off Workers in Pennsylvania City Try to Retool
756 views · Published 6 April 2009 · 3:14 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
As unemployment grows across the country, many workers are learning new skills and moving to different industries to find work. The state of Pennsylvania lost 41,000 jobs in February. Many were in the manufacturing sector which has been in decline over the last decade. Jeff Swicord introduces us to a garment worker in York, Pennsylvania about to be laid off and considering work in another industry.
