I read one of your other posts about California investing more in education. The problem in California is that you have many ‘average skilled’ people who are unemployed. Average doesn’t build multi-million dollar businesses, so companies aren’t hiring or are disappointed when they do because the quality of applicant is low.

Education is where is starts. A smart and educated person who can’t find a job at a local business – can figure out other ways to survive. Someone who has little skills or education cannot function without a paying job or government/state assistance. Spending on education should be re-named – Investing in Education and the money spent their should be increasing every year.

10% unemployment doesn’t happen if ~ 60% of your citizens have some college education or higher.