The Hampton Roads Workforce Council is working to connect job seekers with employers in the region’s fastest-growing industries — but a question looms over those efforts: Can workers afford to live where they work?
Andrew Nissman, the senior director of development and communications with the Hampton Roads Workforce Council, said housing is directly tied to whether people can participate in the workforce at all.
“Housing absolutely can be a barrier to workforce participation or to education and training,” Nissman said…