A report conducted by the OECD and commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education entitled Time for the U.S. to Reskill? has found that a staggering 36 million adults in the U.S. are “low-skilled.” That is, they lack the most basic skills in literacy, numeracy and problem-solving deemed minimally necessary for meaningful employment in a high-tech global economy.As long as serious job skill disparity persists, employers will continue to be seen to discriminate against blacks and Hispanics. In truth, most seek to hire skilled, productive employees of any race or ethnicity.
According to the OECD, black and Hispanics are “three to four times more likely to have low skills than whites.” In addition, 43% of adult Hispanics and 35% of adult African-Americans possess low literacy skills compared with “only 10% of whites.” Moreover, one-third of these low-skill workers are immigrants.
N.B., OECD is the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an international body composed of 34 relatively developed, somewhat democratic nations. Also note foreign spelling of "organization."
