Rob Portman Quotes

We know there are a lot of people in the unemployment pool that do not match up in their skill set for what jobs are going to be created, and that's an area we've got to keep pressing on.

We want to encourage those who are able to work, no question.

Can the private sector create enough good jobs that pay well for everyone that wants one?

I feel we should be able … to find a way of employing more of these so-called unemployables

I want to provide jobs for people.

One of the big issues in Ohio and elsewhere is people do not have the skills to take advantage of the openings that are out there.

I tell the government, if people have no jobs, you are in trouble. Government will be in trouble. My job is to help more people have jobs.

The best thing I can do for someone who's not in a job is get them in a job, and this government has had the greatest success of any government at getting Australians into work.

In general, everyone wants to work and work more. But in fact, when a young generation has sufficient capability then we should create conditions for them to work.

Central and western Pennsylvania has one of the best workforces in the country and this will provide job training, new skills and additional resources for those trying to find a job.

Over the last 10 years a huge amount has been achieved in getting people into work. Measures such as the New Deal, tax credits, the minimum wage and improved childcare have brought about record numbers of people in work, a number that is still rising despite the global economic slowdown.

A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.

I graduated high school and I didn't have a skill set and I didn't want to go to college. I needed a job.

Well, I needed the work - that's the honest answer. I haven't worked for a while, a couple of years. So I thought it would be nice to get back to work and earn some money.

My job is to help more people have jobs.

I guess, as a young girl growing up in Liverpool in the '80s, when unemployment was high, my ideal job would have been to have been Minister for Employment to see, can you solve these problems? Can you get people into work?

We want to generate jobs in the U.S.

My dad used to cut out newspaper ads and post them to me in the hope I'd get a proper job.

As an entrepreneur and employer, in the fairly recent past I have been astonished at how difficult it has been to get young people to take the idea of getting a job seriously.

Volunteering is also now more crucial than ever in helping people find work.

We're not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it than working through a formal computer science curriculum.

I haven't got a real job.

Teaching thinking for just five hours to unemployed youngsters increased employment 500 percent.

None of my characters have really had jobs.

These works brought all these people here. Something should be done to get them at work again.