" President Obama kicked off an initiative on Monday intended to train more people for higher-paying jobs in high-technology services as he seeks to counter wage stagnation in an economy that has otherwise been improving.
Even as unemployment has fallen to 5.5 percent, few American workers are seeing more money in their pockets. The president announced that his administration had enlisted 21 cities or regions and about 300 private-sector employers to expand training programs and would chip in $100 million in federal money for grants to encourage innovative approaches.
“We are going to more effectively capture what is the boundless energy and talent of Americans who have the will but sometimes need a little help clearing out the way,” Mr. Obama told an audience of mayors and other municipal leaders attending a conference of the National League of Cities in Washington. “Help them get on a path to fill the new jobs of this century. And that’s what middle-class economics looks like.”"
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