. >> reporter: 31-year-old legba carrefour dreamed of becoming a college professor, but now works at a coat check. >> i thought my life was going to be a lot different. sort of the promise of my parent's generation was i was going to follow this very strict patch of education, higher education, followed by years of working entry level job, followed by tenure, a good, happy life, follow by retirement. it's all very clear that i'm not going to have any of that. >> reporter: the protestors have been criticized for not having a specific complaint, but listen carefully and you'll hear a quiet anger among the young with a country that no longer seems able to deliver the good job and good life it once promised. darren gersh, "nightly business report," washington. >> tom: while a lack of jobs is a main gripe of the wall street protestors, one american city faces a different jobs issue. houston, texas, cannot find enough engineers, geologists and skilled workers for the oil industry. with tomorrow's employment report on the horizon, we continue our look at the jobs picture around the country.