For Philly's male workers, no jobs now ... and maybe never again


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By WILL BUNCH

FOR 46-YEAR-OLD Frank Wallace, the lowest moments while being unemployed for most of the past three years may not even be when he ran out of jobless benefits this past January, falling behind on his rent and applying for food stamps. No, the worst thing may be the human cattle shows billed as "job fairs." "You have these organizations advertising dozens of employers with hundreds of positions," said Wallace, of South Philadelphia, once a purchasing manager for a Center City law firm. "But when you get to the hotel or convention center, the room is only half-filled and there are empty
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