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Yes, ma'am? >> is there a certain region or group of people you're trying to focus in on with these apprenticeships? even as the president is saying that the the president is sayin they're doing well with the administration, people still have issues when it comes to employment. is there a focus on certain groups, certain regions, certain genders? >> ma'am, you are correct. the unemployment rate, i believe, is 4.3%. the broader unemployment rate, i believe, is 8.4%. as we've had discussions with ceos that are looking at these apprenticeship programs, one of the items of discussion is a way to w...

And it's interesting, because apprenticeships help here because apprenticeships bring students together in a cohort model with individuals who are currently working in their field. so it allows the possibility of role modelling. an apprentice can have a role model that can provide support and can introduce them to the field, so i actually think this is going to be a great thing to -- for expanding opportunities, for example, to women in stem. >> one follow-up on that. with that you're saying women in stem, but there are still -- it can boil down to race, the african-american and hispanic unemp...