With the coal industry collapsing, laid off workers are among the hardest to retrain

OMAR, WV - AUGUST 14: Jobe Estep searches housing options in Wheeling, WV, as his parents, Vada and Michael, kick back in their living room August 14, 2014 in Omar, WV. Jobe, recently dropped out of college where he was studying to become a nurse because his father was laid off from his coal mining job. The two are considering a move four hours away where they may both get coal mining jobs. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
OMAR, WV - AUGUST 14: Jobe Estep searches housing options in Wheeling, WV, as his parents, Vada and Michael, kick back in their living room August 14, 2014 in Omar, WV. Jobe, recently dropped out of college where he was studying to become a nurse because his father was laid off from his coal mining job. The two are considering a move four hours away where they may both get coal mining jobs. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
With the coal industry collapsing, laid off workers are among the hardest to retrain
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