Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman says the city has a jobs problem, too many teens and young adults, thousands, are unemployed. The mayor says the city will help some find jobs but he's also appealing to the city's private businesses.
"When you have a situation where young people are not working, when young people don't have hope it creates tension in the community and in their own lives. So what we want to do is to create opportunity rather than tension."
Coleman says the city will work with the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation to create employment opportunities for Columbus' teens and young adults.
