Area Governments News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Governments shows minority joblessness here is even higher. >> as you look at the question around minorities here, unemployment numbers are extremely high. i think the key becomes education. >> and we're also going to transfer the material. >> career training programs like this one at baltimore's biotechnical institute of maryland are working to offer that education. here, tuition-free classes train lower income and predominantly minority workers to become lab technicians in maryland's growing biotech industry. >> there is a shortage of trained workers. and the jobs of today and the jobs of to...

Numbers show the urgency real. especially for certain minority groups. sarah lee shows us how some programs are actually closing the unemployment gap. >> reporter: the lab technician says she wears her white lab coat with pride. not too long ago her outlook was not quite as bright. >> customers drink all day at the bar. 6:00 in the morning, opening the doors for people to get their wine. >> reporter: her paycheck, $6 an hour. it wasn't the future she wanted. with just a high school education to compete in a tough economy, her options were limited until a program supported by federal stimulus d...