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Josh Shapiro: “Over the last three years, more than 60% of the people we…”

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Governor Shapiro and DCED Secretary Siger Announce New Investment to Expand Pennsylvania's Workforce

Published | Video Starts at 10:12

We have about 80,000 jobs in state government. It opened up the doors of opportunity to damn near all of those jobs. Over the last three years, more than 60% of the people we have hired don't have a college degree. Why did we do that? Because we wanted to send a clear message from the get go that we respect all pathways to opportunity. You want to go to the military, we respect that. (10:12–10:20)

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Asserts that over 60% of new hires in the last three years in Pennsylvania state government do not have a college degree.

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