E.3.10+Identify+skills+individuals+need+to+be+successful+in+the+workplace.



=//Focus Question: What are the skills needed for the 21st Century?//=

For a perspective on the current unemployment situation, see //Why Good People Can't Get Jobs//. Peter Cappelli, Wharton Digital Press, 2012.

[|An Economy that Works: Job Creation and America's Future], a report from McKinsey & Company found that STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) positions are the hardest for employers to fill. Also, by 2020, 6 million Americans without a high school diploma will likely be without a job.

Click here for an overview of [|21st Century Skills] from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

Why Politicians Cannot Bring Back Old-Fashioned Factory Jobs, The Economist



**Education and Income**
SAT Scores and Income Inequality: How Wealthier Kids Rank Higher, //Wall Street Journal,// October 7, 2014

These Four Charts Show How the SAT Favors Rich, Educated Families

Highest Paying Bachelor Degrees by Salary Potential, 2016-2017