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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    LA's Brain Drain Problem

    The latest Labor Department report showed that the U.S. economy only created 38,000 jobs in May. It’s the third month of consecutive decline in job creation nationally, but job creation in Los Angeles is actually looking pretty good.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 3, 2016 • 1 min read

    The latest Labor Department report showed that the U.S. economy only created 38,000 jobs in May. It’s the third month of consecutive decline in job creation nationally, but job creation in Los Angeles is actually looking pretty good. This week, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation released a report forecasting that the County will create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the next four years. Unfortunately, most of those jobs will be low-skilled, low-paying and don’t require more than a high school diploma. So where does that leave the many young professionals and college graduates in Los Angeles, a city that keeps getting more expensive?

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Manuel Pastor

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    The full episode

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    At What Point Should the Media Call Trump Racist?
    1. 0:00Should The Media Call Trump Racist?
    2. 13:18LA's Brain Drain ProblemYou’re reading this
    3. 23:08Venezuela on the Verge of Collapse
    4. 32:04Film: Ninja Turtles, a Syrupy Romance, and Conner4Real
    5. 43:28Clinton Slams Trump in Forceful Foreign Policy Speech
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