In a round-about way, I was responding. I'll try and be more direct this time.
There are thousands of jobs in the Atlanta area right now but no one to fill them.
These jobs require a technical background and skills.
The country does not need college graduates with English degrees, or History degrees.
And some of these unfilled jobs could be filled by people with two year degrees from a Technical School.
The jobs in the US are trending more and more towards people with hard skills - math, science, technology, etc.
Also, the first people to get laid off or let go are the people with the soft skill background jobs.