I too wonder where these jobs would come from.  Corporations loath hiring, they are adding on a need basis, and then only for must fill jobs. Now that we are in the midst of a profit recession, good luck with that. They will continue to offer temp work to get by.  We have a problem with folks who have no skills, I tend to think they are a lost generation.  We must figure out a way to enable everyone to get a profession or a technical skill.  Ditto for future generations.

The Germans have done it. For kids that do not go to college, they get apprenticeships that teach them technical skills. I think they currently have the lowest unemployment ever.   Why can't we learn from other countries?

As to Medical, we all know medical inflation continues to outstrip the ability of people to afford it.  Costs are being passed on to workers.  Small companies are only providing the very basic and only for the employee, not the family.  If you happen to work for a small company and want to insure your wife and kid, be ready to shell out hundreds of dollars a month for their coverage.  Most countries have Healthcare socialized, spend a fraction per capita than we do, but we hate the word "socialism", so we on bankrupting families and the government itself.

But we go on pretending our health care system is the best in the world (for those who can afford it), ask those without it or with high levels of medical debt, see what they say.