WORKFORCE SHORTAGE IN THE NEWS

ABC News - Tailors, dressmakers retire their pincushions as US demand for skilled sewers grows

ADA - We Have a Major Dental Hygienist Shortage. It's Unlikely to Go Away Soon.

All Nurses - Tens of Thousands of Qualified Nursing School Applications Are Rejected Each Year: Here's Why

AOL - Gen Z watched millennials burn out at their desk—now 1 in 4 are ditching office jobs for trade jobs

AP - Why some workers are embracing AI while others won’t use it, according to a new Gallup poll

Axios - Exclusive: Inside Google's AI jobs push

Axios - AI's impact on the job market is starting to show up in the data

Becker's Hospital Review - The LPN cliff: Are health systems ready for a 30% workforce drop?

Brookings - How AI may reshape career pathways to better jobs

Business Insider - This blue-collar trade no one is talking about could help you land a fast-growing AI job

Business Insider - I took a paid apprenticeship instead of going to college. I'll make six figures within 5 years — the stability I feel is incredible.

CBS News - Interest in "service industry" jobs soars as AI threatens many white‑collar careers

CNN - The job market is so tough, young people are struggling just to land internships

Construction Owners - Immigration Decline Hits Construction Labor

Construction Owners - Bridgit Report Reveals Hidden Labor Challenge

Credential Engine - AI Can Turn the Promise of Skills-First Career Pathways and Strategies Into Reality

Finance Buzz - 10 Jobs That Will Definitely Survive the Next 10 Years (And Even Be in Demand)

For Construction Pros - Construction Labor Shortage Persists Amid Continued Workforce Pipeline Challenges

Forbes - Incredible Health Using AI Agents To Provide Nurses A Bridge To Work

Forbes - The AI-Proof Career Advantage: 4 Skills, Multiple Careers

Fortune - Microsoft researchers have revealed the 40 jobs most exposed to AI—and even teachers make the list

Fortune - Only one in five workers feel like their jobs are safe—manufacturers, warehouse workers, and women are the most worried

Fox Business - Gen Z Ditches college, office jobs for skilled trades

Fox Business - Lowe’s CEO warns AI can’t climb a ladder as company makes $250M bet on blue-collar future

Fox News - Mike Rowe doubles down after blasting Kimmel’s ‘tone-deaf’ plumber jokes 

Inside Higher Ed - What Do Employers Mean by ‘AI Skills,’ Anyway?

Inside Higher Ed - Which Jobs Are Most at Risk in the Age of AI?

Investopedia - Top College Degrees for Securing the Highest-Paying AI Jobs in 2026

The Guardian - The jobs AI can’t do – and the young adults doing them 

HealthExec - Ways to address the expanding healthcare staffing shortage

Healthleaders - From Shortage to Opportunity: 3 Key Focuses for Boosting the Nursing Pipeline

Higher Ed Dive - Recent grads are settling for jobs they plan to leave, research shows

The Hill - US adds 178K jobs in March, far more than expected

Hiring Lab - March 2026 Labor Market Update: How Women Have Closed the Other Workforce Gender Gap

Homeland Secuity Today - Building A Stable Future: Why Skilled Trades are Back in Focus

Inc - Why Skilled Trades Are Becoming More Secure Careers in the Age of AI

Intestopedia - Toughest Job Market for College Graduates: Which Degrees Face the Biggest Challenges

The Job - Shipbuilding Workforce

Landscape Management - Housecall Pro launches Trades 40 under 40 to celebrate excellence across the skilled trades 

Manufacturing Dive - Google to provide $10M for Manufacturing Institute AI training programs

MarketWatch - As Americans turn to blue-collar jobs for stability, here’s which ones offer the most security — and which offer the least

Moneywise - 'Existential-alarm bell bad': Mike Rowe says there’s an apocalyptic number of people not getting into the trades

MorningStar - SupplyHouse Launches Foundation to Expand Skilled Trades Access and Community Impact

MSN - Skilled trades shortage threatens $1 trillion annual economic hit

MSN - 'Dirty Jobs' host Mike Rowe is giving away $10 million to get Gen Z into trades—and says the skills gap has never been worse

MSN - Palantir CEO Alex Karp has a stark message amid the AI takeover: Only trade workers and ‘neurodivergent’ individuals will thrive

NACE - Employers Expect to Hire 5.6% More New College Graduates This Year

National Assocaition of Home Builders - Construction Workforce Shifts: Fewer Tradesmen, More White-Collar Jobs

National League of Cities - Building a Resilient Water Workforce in U.S. Cities

National League of Cities - Building the Skilled Labor Workforce to Facilitate Housing Production 

National Skills Coalition - We Can’t Build an AI Economy Without an AI-Ready Workforce

New York Times - In Search of Career Prospects, Young New Yorkers Turn to Construction

New York Times - Blue-Collar Work Has Plateaued, Narrowing Options for Young Workers

Newsweek - Secretly High Pay, Low Stress Jobs, According to Real People

PR Newswire - New DEWALT Study Identifies Emerging Gap Between AI Training in Trade Schools and Industry Needs

Rockefeller Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation Launches $100 Million “Good Jobs for America” Strategy

SHRM - These Are the U.S. Labor Market Trends HR Needs to Know

Startup Fortune - America’s AI Boom Has an Electrician Problem

TU News - U.S. labor market shifts toward healthcare and skilled-trades shortages as aging reshapes hiring

USA Today - College grads can double their odds of finding a job by doing this

The Washington Post - AI & Tech Brief: The skilled trade shortage

WorkShift - Semiconductor Investments Are Reshaping Four Regional Workforce Development Systems

WorkShift - AI Won’t Just Disrupt Jobs. It’ll Disrupt Mobility

Yahoo!Finance - Mike Rowe says data center electricians earning $260K are getting ‘poached’ like pro athletes — without college degrees

Yahoo!Finance - Indeed CEO says retiring boomers are a bigger threat to the economy than AI — and the worker shortage is already here

1851 Franchise - Why Skilled Trades Are Emerging as the Economy’s Most AI-Resilient Careers

ADP - The HR Trends Shaping the Construction Industry in 2026

Advanced Manufacturing - Skilled-Trades Demand Growing Faster Than Professional Roles

AEI - The Future of Workforce Training in the AI Era

AOL - ‘Plumbers regularly earn more than lawyers’: Top entrepreneur makes a bold prediction that AI will flip the American Dream

Axios - Musk unveils record chip-building plan, Terafab

Axios - This new tool ranks the jobs with the highest odds of AI disruption

BlackRock - BlackRock Launches $100 Million Philanthropic Initiative to Power the Next Generation of American Workers in Skilled Trades

BlackRock - BlackRock summit to focus on workforce needed for U.S. infrastructure boom

Bloomberg Law - Labor Department Losing Ground on Key Trump Jobs Initiative

Business Insider - As AI reshapes the labor market, Taskrabbit is poised to benefit, CEO says

Business Insider - I make 6 figures as an electrician. Trades like mine may be the last safe haven from AI.

Business Insider - These robots are coming for the jobs no one wants — and could fill workforce gaps

CBS - Amid tough job market for young Americans, Fed Chair Powell tells students not to despair

CNBC - How the red-hot AI data center boom is igniting demand for a new, lucrative career path: Trade workers

CNBC - How the red-hot AI data center boom is igniting demand for a new, lucrative career path: Trade workers

CNBC - In a jobs apocalypse, look to ‘AI-proof’ skilled trades, career experts say

Construction Dive - The next generation of women builders is out there. They just need a clearer path.

Construction Owners - Women Need a Clearer Path

Contractor - The Skilled Trades Labor Shortage Isn’t a Recruiting Problem—It’s a Clarity Problem

The Conversation - Time to retrain? How to future‑proof your career in the AI age

Designers Today - Skilled labor shortage is costing the U.S. $1.27 billion a year in plumbing alone, study finds

DevPro Journal - Today’s data centers have a talent problem

EC&M - How the Labor Shortage Is Reshaping Electrical Construction

EdSource - As AI upends entry-level job market, California higher ed must adapt now

Facilities Dive - AI is creating a surge in demand for HVAC technicians, other skilled labor: Randstad

Fast Company - Elevate skilled work to build what’s next

Finance Buzz - 10 Trade Jobs Employers Can't Fill Fast Enough That Pay Over $65,000

For Construction Pros - Celebrating Women in Construction: Tradeswomen Are Driving Change in Construction Workwear

Fortune - AI boom is fueling demand for skilled trades—and demand for technicians, HVAC workers, and electricians is soaring, with six-figure salaries to match

Fortune - BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns AI is creating a ‘crisis’ for Gen Z workers: the class of 2026 could face the highest unemployment in years—even without a recession

Fortune - Anthropic just mapped out which jobs AI could potentially replace. A ‘Great Recession for white-collar workers’ is absolutely possible

Fortune - Gen Z men with college degrees now have the same unemployment rate as non-grads—a sign that the higher education payoff is dead

Fortune - Health care has been propping up a shaky labor market. For the first time in over four years, the sector shed thousands of jobs

Fortune - Jensen Huang says the $700 billion AI buildout is just the beginning: ‘Trillions of dollars of infrastructure still need to be built’

Fortune - A dire electrician shortage is a ‘life-or-death’ threat to the AI data center boom—and an opportunity for Gen Z

Fox Business - WORKFORCE SHIFT: Young electricians earning $260K WITHOUT college debt

Fox Business - Gen Z questions the cost of college, seeks faster career paths: Lowe’s executive 

Fox News - Mike Rowe rips schools for portraying skilled trade as a “consolation prize”

FoxBusiness - Rowe warns of massive workforce shakeup, says Sanders is right: ‘Revolution unlike anything' we’ve seen coming

FoxBusiness - Millions of jobs vulnerable as ‘silver tsunami’ looms over US small businesses, experts warn

Fulcrum - Healthcare Jobs Surge Mask a Productivity Crisis—and Rising Costs

Global Newswire - LIXIL Releases Study on the Economic Consequences of America’s Skilled Labor Shortage this World Plumbing Day

Health Leaders - The Nursing Exodus: Can Hospitals Survive the Workforce Cliff?

Hinrich Foundation - Top trade-related jobs most exposed to generative AI

Hospice News - National Alliance: DOE Proposed Rule Would Exacerbate Hospice Workforce Shortages

HR Dive - How AI is spurring demand for skilled trade workers — not displacing them

IndexBox - Top 10 High-Paying Skilled Trades Jobs Without a College Degree

Inside HigherEd - Building Pathways for Women in Construction

The Job - Starting Early

National Review - Where Have All the Trade Workers Gone? 

National Skills Coalition - National Skills Coalition Launches a National Initiative to Advance a New Workforce Vision for Working People and Local Businesses

New York Post - AI fears are prompting Gen Z to drop out of college, shift to blue-collar industries: survey

New York Times - Despite Promises, Veterans Affairs Department Cut Thousands of Roles for Doctors and Nurses

NewsNation - Skills gap challenging war manufacturing effort, says Mike Rowe

NewsNation - US trade worker shortage a ‘national security issue’: Mike Rowe

NPR - Desperate for skilled workers, a furniture maker looks to apprenticeships for relief

Nurse.org - ‘Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act’ Aims to Address Major Nursing Education Bottleneck

OnRec - Workforce Shortage in Roofing: HR and Recruitment Challenges in the Pacific Northwest

Outsource Accelerator - U.S. hospitals turn to tech to combat $24Bn staffing crisis

Patch - Staff: A Nursing Pipeline Is Healthcare’s Lifeline

PR Newswire - Why Skills-Based Hiring is Stalling: New University of Phoenix Career Institute® Report Finds Employers Aren't Set Up for Success

Reading Eagle - Superintendents’ forum: The growing need for skilled trades: a workforce challenge we can’t ignore

Rebellion Research - Ultimate Guide to Trade School Careers in America 2026 Top 300 Jobs Ranked by Salary, Training Time, Job Security, and Career Growth

Trade Floc - Emerging Blue-Collar Brands: Igniting Gen Z’s Fire for the Trades

The Washington Post - Jobs least and most vulnerable to AI – The Washington Post

US Chamber Foundation- Pathways with Purpose Through Career-Connected Learning

Work Shift - Semiconductor Investments Are Changing Regional Workforce Development Systems. Can They Be Transformational?

U.S. News - Providers Face ‘Extreme Shortage’ of Paramedics, EMTs in Rural Michigan

US Senate Committee on Finance - Wyden, Blackburn Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Health Care Workforce Shortages

World Economic Forum - Is AI changing the path to gender parity? This and other trends in jobs and skills this month

Yahoo!Finance - TV host Mike Rowe slams schools for portraying skilled trades as a ‘consolation prize’—when he’s met data center electricians making $280K a year

Yahoo!Finance - 'Plumber Is Going To Make More Money Than A Doctor,' Says Grant Cardone. He Predicts Blue-Collar Pay Hits $350K A Year…'Until The Robots Come'

Yahoo!Finance - U.S. Demand for Skilled Trades Grows 3x Faster than Professional Roles

Yahoo!Finance - Groundworks® Commits to Create 5,000 New Skilled Trades Jobs in Five Years

Advanced Manufacturing - As Workers Retire, These States Face the Most Hiring Pressure

AOL - Underpaid and under pressure: The elder-care workforce leading U.S. job growth

APAC - AI in Higher Education: Redefining the Learning Ecosystem

AutoBody News - Collision Programs Quietly Expanding as Skilled Trades Gain Momentum

Brookings - Startup costs and confusion are stalling apprenticeships in the US. Here’s how to fix it.

Brookings - Measuring US workers’ capacity to adapt to AI-driven job displacement

Burning Glass - AI Fluency The Most Important Skills Where AI is Transforming Work Today

The Chronicle Journal - The Great Reshoring: US Manufacturing Renaissance Hits High Gear Amid Tariff Volatility

Committee on Educatin and the Workforce - Hearing Recap: "Building an AI-Ready America: Safer Workplaces Through Smarter Technology"

CNBC - 34-year-old electrician makes $43,000 a year after leaving design school: I have ‘many ways to move up’ and earn more money

Construction Owners - Gen Z Turns to Skilled Trades as AI Fears Rise

Faculty Focus - AI Belongs in Every Classroom: Why We Need Cross-Disciplinary AI Literacy 

Fast Company - Better jobs will save manufacturing

Finance Buzz - 10 Trade Jobs Employers Can’t Fill Fast Enough That Pay Over $75,000

Forbes - AI Is Eliminating Jobs. So Why Is A Labor Shortage Looming?

Forbes - In An AI World, The Skilled Trades Are Increasingly Alluring

Forbes - Workforce Pell Is Worth It—But Not For The Reasons Many May Think

Forbes - The Typewriter Repair Class, AI And The Next Stage Of Jobs

Forbes - How Nordstrom, Carhartt And Brunt Are Building The Trades Pipeline

Fortune - Rolex has just opened a trade school for watchmakers in Texas. Already competition is as fierce as Harvard’s, and students could walk out with $95,000 jobs

Fortune - The U.S. construction industry’s need for labor is soaring and will need half a million new workers next year while AI giants ramp up spending

The Gaurdian - The big AI job swap: why white-collar workers are ditching their careers

HR Dive - AI isn’t replacing that many jobs — yet

Insider Higher Ed - Employers Project Salary Increases for Most New Graduates

Investopedia - Tech Skills That Make You Stand Out: How to Succeed in Today's Competitive Job Market

The Job - Pay for Performance

Jobs for the Future - Labor Market

Trends

Lowes - Lowe’s Foundation Invests Over $10 Million in Nonprofits to Expand and Scale Skilled Trades Training

Lumina Foundation - Building talent for an AI-driven future

Make it Right - Why Residential Construction Is Struggling to Attract the Next Generation

Marketing Brew - Ford and Carhartt partner to support skilled trades

Medical Press - Strengthening radiology education during a time of workforce shortages and financial constraints

MSN - Trump advisers warn job growth could fall well below recent levels, citing deportations and productivity surge

National Today - U.S. Construction Industry Faces Soaring Labor Demand, Needs 456,000 New Workers in 2027

Nurse.org - 4,000 Nurses Left the Hospital. 66% Say They’d Return—If Hospitals Fix 3 Major Problems

PJ Media - Has the Blue-Collar Revival Begun?

Politico - AI-powered robots are coming for trade jobs

Real Clear Politics - Solving the Next Labor Shortage

The Ritz Herald - How Skilled Trades Are Shaping the Future of Construction and Infrastructure

Roofing Contractor - Building Tomorrow's Workforce with SkillsUSA

Royal Examiner - Skilled Trades Are the Future of Jobs

Siemens - Siemens Foundation Launches Careers Electric™, a National Electrical Workforce Initiative

Strada - Scaling Work-Based Learning: A Framework for Effective Employer Intermediaries

Swamp - America’s labor Shortages Impact On Economy

TipRanks - Skilled Trades Hiring Pressures Underscore Demand for Proactive Talent Strategies

World Economic Forum - These 3 charts show how AI is affecting wages, job quality and hiring decisions

The Wall Street Journal - Healthcare Jobs Have Become the Engine of America’s Labor Market 

The Wall Street Journal - Tech Has Never Caused a Job Apocalypse. Don’t Bet on It Now.

World Economic Forum - The AI-driven workforce is here. How should your industry transform itself?

Yahoo!News - Newly proposed bill would allow 16 year-olds to train for apprenticeships

AEI - Our Labor Force Demographics Are Getting Worse

All Work - The 5 Most In-Demand Jobs In The U.S. Right Now, According To Monster Data

Axios - Behind the Curtain: The job replacement AI machine

BlackRock - Infrastructure and the opportunity in skilled trades

Bloomberg - Inside America's Skilled Labor Shortage

Business Insider - Ford needs more mechanics. It's hoping free Carhartts and tools will boost applicants.

CBS - Looking to kickstart your career? These are the best jobs for 2026, Indeed says

CNBC - This is the No. 1 best-paying job that doesn’t require a college degree, says new report

Construction Pros - Immersive Training Speeds Technician Readiness, New Skilled Trades Report Finds

Contractor - Labor Shortage Persists as Construction Job Openings Climb

Coursera - Discover the fastest-growing job skills for 2026

ecampus news - 2026 prediction: AI may unleash the most entrepreneurial generation we’ve ever seen

Forbes - Where The Jobs Are In 2026—And How To Actually Land One

Forbes - University Programs, Tech Battle Construction Labor Shortage

Forrester - AI And Automation Will Take 6% Of US Jobs By 2030

Fortune - Ford CEO warns there’s a dearth of blue-collar workers able to construct AI data centers and operate factories: ‘Nothing to backfill the ambition’

Fortune - Meet a 23-year-old electrician who was a ‘good student’ but skipped college to join Gen Z’s blue-collar revolution. He makes 6 figures

Fortune - The college-to-office path is dead: CEO of the world’s biggest recruiter says Gen Z grads need to consider trade and hospitality jobs that don’t even require degrees

Fox Business - Mike Rowe warns AI will hit white-collar workers hardest — welders are safe for now

Fox Business - These jobs will be in highest demand as 2026 job market stays highly competitive

Fox Business - Car Companies Desperate for Mechanics as High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty

McKinsey & Company - Helming a sea change: Building the future workforce for US shipbuilding

McKinsey & Company - McKinsey perspectives on healthcare industry trends and the year ahead

Meta - Meta Announces Up to $6 Billion Agreement With Corning to Support US Manufacturing

Money Talks News - 20 Jobs That Are Booming in 2026 (and 4 Industries That Aren’t)

National Governors Association - Good Jobs, Strong States: How Governors Are Building Opportunity in 2026

NewsNation - ‘Toolbelt generation’: Gen Z workforce is leaning toward trade school

NFPA - 5 Key Takeaways for Organizational Leaders from a Recent Skilled Trades Survey

Power - The Next Blackout Won’t Be Caused by a Storm—It Will Be Sparked by a Talent War

Quartz - 10 careers that are due for a pay raise this year

Rebellion Research - The US Nursing Shortage Explained With Data Why Hiring Conditions Favor Employers in 2026

Stacker - Are trade skills now more valuable than a college degree?

US Department of Education - US Department of Labor announces availability of $145M in funding to support performance-based Registered Apprenticeship expansion

US Department of Labor - US Department of Labor awards $13.8M in funding to revitalize, train next generation of America’s shipbuilding workforce

USA Today - Ford and Carhartt partner to grow skilled trades, launch Super Duty

Wall Street Journal - White-Collar Workers Shouldn’t Dismiss a Blue-Collar Career Change

Wall Street Journal - AI Can’t Touch These Skilled Trade Jobs. If Only Enough Humans Would Fill Them

Wall Street Journal - The $160,000 Mechanic Job That Ford Can’t Fill

Washington Post - Which jobs have grown (and declined) fastest during your working life? 

Yahoo! - Trade jobs that pay at least $50 an hour

Yahoo!Creators - Why boring jobs are getting harder to fill, and paying more because of it

Yahoo!Finance - One of Wall Street’s Most Iconic Companies Is Warning of a ‘Blue-Collar Crisis’ in 2026. What That Means, and Why It Matters for You.

Yahoo!Finance - Jobs in skilled trades are too 'difficult to access': Carhartt CEO

All Work - Nearly 4M U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Will Open By 2033—But Gen Z Won’t Touch Them

American Hospital Association - Health Care Workforce: A System Under Pressure, Poised for Reinvention

Axios - How policies can help solve talent shortages in critical sectors

Axios - JPMorgan: The biggest national security threat may be America's workforce

Auto Wire - Ford CEO’s Son Questions College Value as Industry Leaders Champion Skilled Trades

Bloomberg - Walmart’s $115,000 Starting Pay and Better Rigs Draw Women to Trucking

Built In - Tech and Trade Jobs Are Merging — Now What?

Business Insider - How AI is inspiring companies to adopt skills-based hiring

CNN - Trump promised a blue-collar jobs boom. The opposite is happening

Community College Daily - Developing the workforce for the data center economy

The Daily Journal – How Can We Address America’s Nursing Shortage?

The Federalist - More Skilled Construction Workers Are The Key To Solving America’s Housing Crisis

Finance Buzz - 11 Skilled Trades Now Paying More Than College Jobs

For Construction Pros - From Apprenticeships to Automation: Inside Construction’s New Tech-Driven Workforce

For Construction Pros - Gen Z Revitalizes the Skilled Trades Amid Construction Labor Shortages 

Forbes - Employers Want AI Skills. Schools Are Still Debating AI Policies.

Fortune - Nearly 4 million new manufacturing jobs are coming to America as boomers retire—but it’s the one trade job Gen Z doesn’t want

Fox Business - Inside GM’s $242M push to rebuild America’s skilled trades workforce

Fox News - Construction labor crunch drives up costs and deepens America’s housing affordability crisis

The Hechinger Report - Nursing apprenticeships are starting to fix a broken career ladder, amid national shortage 

The Hill - Congress must reauthorize, fully fund Title VIII, support an RN workforce pipeline

Investopedia - The Job Market Is In Its Worst Stretch Since The Pandemic

Investopedia - No College Required: Top Jobs You Can Get With Just a Certificate or License

The Journal Record - Officials blame stigma, lack of state funding for skilled labor shortage

Los Angeles Times - Closing the labor-force gap is the only fix for the housing crisis

Marketplace - Is your plumber using AI? Hands-on trades try chatbot helpers

Nasdaq - 5 Rich Jobs the Trump Administration Has Made It Easier for You To Get

National Association of Manufacturers - Siemens to Add 200,000 Electricians, Manufacturing Experts by 2030

NBC - Already shaky job market weakened in October and November, according to delayed federal data

Nurse.org - Nursing Demand Hits New High as Turnover and Shortages Reshape the Workforce

Quality Digest - Labor Shortage Looms as Construction Rebounds

Quartz - 5 blue-collar jobs on the rise in the AI era 

Siemens - Siemens USA commits to train 200,000 electricians and manufacturing experts by 2030

Spectrum News 1 - Gen Z-ers picking up trade jobs as less attend college nationwide

Tekedia - The Hidden Workforce Crisis Behind America’s Industrial Expansion 

Time - How Workers Will Adapt in the AI Era

USA Today - Building Futures in the Skilled Trades

The Wall Street Journal - Data Centers Are a ‘Gold Rush’ for Construction Workers 

Aerospace - Aviation's formula for workforce resilience

After Market News - AI’s Impact on Automotive Workforce and Skilled Trades

Axios - Walmart CEO on AI: "Every job we've got is going to change"

Bloomberg - AI Is More Likely to Cause a Labor Shortage. Here’s Why

Bloomberg - The Job Market Is Heating Up — for Jobs That People Usually Don't Want

Builder - Is the Construction Industry’s Entry-Level Shortages Inhibiting Growth?

Businesss Insider - The debate over whether AI will replace jobs or create new ones is heating up. Here's what leaders are saying.

Fast Company - Unlocking America’s hidden workforce

Finance Buzz - 10 Trade Jobs Employers Can't Fill Fast Enough That Pay Over $65,000

Finance Buzz - 10 Jobs That Will Definitely Survive the Next 10 Years (And Even Be in Demand)

Forbes - Rethinking Talent And Readiness In A Changing Labor Market

The Hill - 10 top highest-paying blue-collar jobs in the US right now

HR Brew - The labor market is even more complicated than you thought

Inside Higher Ed - Jobs Report: Hiring Flat for 2026 Grads

JD Supra - Navigating Healthcare Workforce Shortages: Evolving Scope-of-Practice and Staffing Regulations

Jobs for the Future - Private Equity Job Quality Initiative

MSN - 3 Failing Industries and How To Transition To a New Field in the Trump Economy

New America - Reframing the Future of Career Guidance in the Age of AI

NPR - Some labor unions remain committed to recruiting women despite policy rollbacks

SHRM - New SHRM Research on the U.S. Labor Shortage: Occupational Mismatch Affects One-Third of Job Openings

Stand Together - How this company solved its labor shortage by hiring overlooked talent

WorkShift - ‘Work-Ready Credential.’ What’s That Mean?

Amazon - Future Ready 2030: Amazon expands skills training goal, invests $2.5 billion to prepare 50 million people for the future of work

AOL - 10 Trade Jobs That Pay Over $75K Without a College Degree

Campus Technology - 87% of Gen Z Workers Feel Unprepared to Succeed in the Workforce

Construction Review - How the Skilled Labor Shortage Is Reshaping the Construction Workforce?

Fast Company - The rise of the ‘new-collar’ workforce

Forbes - The Skilled Trades Rebellion: A New Hope For America’s Workforce

Forbes - Why Skilled Trades Create Entrepreneurs Faster Than College Degrees

Forbes - How AI Is Changing Skilled Trades Work For The Better

Forbes - 5 High-Paying Jobs That Will Always Be In Demand (Even With AI) 

Fortune - Ford CEO on his ‘epiphany’ after talking to his Gen Z factory workers: They were saying they ‘had to have three jobs’

Fortune - Ford CEO has 5,000 open mechanic jobs with up to 6-figure salaries from the shortage of manually skilled workers: ‘We are in trouble in our country’

Fortune - This Gen Zer dropped out of college and is making over $100,000 repairing plane engines after 21 months of training 

Fortune - The blue-collar revolution isn’t just for Gen Z. Six in 10 white-collar professionals say they’d switch for the right trades job

Hechinger Report - Nurses are in high demand. Why can’t nursing schools keep up?

HRDive - Younger workers turn to TikTok, AI to learn about benefits, study finds

Insider Higher Ed - ED Pushes Workforce Readiness as a Priority

Investopedia - More Gen Zers are Opting for Trade School. Here's How The Government Plans To Support Them

Investopedia - The Fastest Growing Industries for Graduates

The Job - Homegrown Talent

The Job - Data Center Careers

Jobs for the Future - The American Job Quality Study

Jobs for the Future - Building Pathways to Tech Careers Through edX Boot Camps

Manufacturing Dive - Stellantis plans $13B investment to expand US manufacturing

Marketplace - Skilled tradespeople are the climate workforce rural areas need most

MSN - Gen Z is reviving jobs millennials think are ‘boring’ and they’re earning a fortune in the process

MSN - 9 trade jobs paying $80K+ that few want to fill

New York Times - The N.F.L. Players Trading Their Helmets for Scrubs

Newsweek - These Are the Highest-Paying Blue-Collar Jobs

Newsweek - White-Collar Workers Want to Switch to the Trades: Report

Slashgear - NVIDA CEO says these two trade jobs will be crucial to the AI boom 

Urban Matter - America’s Nursing Shortage: Causes and Solutions 

US Department of Labor - US Department of Labor awards $86 million to 14 states for investment in skills training programs for critical in-demand, emerging industries

US News - 25 Highest-Paying Associate Degree Jobs

Wall Street Journal - High-Speed Internet Boom Hits Low-Tech Snag: a Labor Shortage

Wall Street Journal - To Find Workers, Hospitals Are Training Teenagers

Washington Business Journal - Skilled worker decline challenges industry: How construction companies can solve the 2025 workforce shortage crisis

Washington Examiner - Build the infrastructure, build the AI boom

Work Shit - Skills-Based Hiring Isn’t Broken. Hiring Is

Yahoo!Finance - Truck driver wage stagnation: the surprising truth

Yahoo!Finance - JobsInConstruction.com Strengthens Its Role as the Leading U.S. Hub for Construction Careers

YahooLife - Gen X Mom Says 'We Owe Our Kids An Apology' After Realizing Pushing Them To Get A 4-Year Degree Instead Of Pursuing Skilled Trade Was A 'HUGE Disservice'

ABC - Rising demand for skilled trades as unemployment hits four-year high

AEI - How Many Manufacturing Jobs Will Trump’s Tariffs Create? And at What Cost?

Bechtel - The Construction Worker Conundrum

The Brief - The Worker Shortage

The Business Journals - Trade careers boom nationwide as women reshape industry in key markets

CBS - Trade school enrollment on the rise as students look to career preparedness without debt

CNN - Could AI nursing robots help health care staffing shortages?

Construction Dive - Amid immigration scrutiny, job openings leap

Construction Equiptment - Construction Still Lags Behind in Hiring Women

Contracting Business - Navigating the HVAC Labor Shortage: How Technology and Talent Development Drive Growth

Contractor - Jobber Report: Gen Z Still Overlooks Trades Despite Rising Career Uncertainty

Deseret News - Blue-collar work is attracting younger generations

Dive - Changes to H-1B visa program threaten to worsen healthcare labor shortages

Facilities Dive - Skilled trades initiatives expand as demand for workers is projected to grow

Finance Buzz - 10 Trade Jobs Employers Can’t Fill Fast Enough That Pay Over $70,000

For Construction Pros - Why The Skilled Labor Shortage Isn't What You Think It Is

Forbes - When 400,000 Manufacturing Jobs Go Unfilled, It’s Time To Rethink The Blueprint

Forbes - New Report: As Skills Gap Grows, Job Market For College Grads At 5-Year Low

Forbes - Why ‘Old School’ Jobs Meet The New Criteria For A Rewarding Career

Forbes - How Data Centers Are Revitalizing The Skilled Trades Economy In The U.S.—And Why It Needs To Happen Fast

Forbes - New Report Reveals States With Heaviest Occupational Licensing Burdens

Fortune - Honeywell, Caterpillar CTOs say AI can ease labor, skills gaps in manufacturing

Fortune - Anthropic data confirms Gen Z’s worst fears about AI: Businesses are leaning into automation, a massive threat to entry-level jobs

Fortune - Meet a 23-year-old electrician who was a ‘good student’ but skipped college to join Gen Z’s blue-collar revolution. He makes 6 figures

Fox News - Labor Day celebration: How President Trump is creating a brighter future for American workers

GovTech - State Cyber Workforce Development Gets $3.3M Federal Push

Inc. - Why Skilled Trades Are in High Demand, Despite Weak Jobs Report

The Job - K-12 to Career

The Job - Learning Without Borders

Jobber - Gen Z and the Blue Collar Revolution

Jobs for the Future - From High School to Workforce: Dual Enrollment Case Studies

Jobs for the Future - State of the Impact Employer

Manufacturing Net - Billions Are Flowing into U.S. Manufacturing. But Where Are the Workers?

MSN - Why more Gen Z students are picking apprenticeships over college degrees

National Governors Association - Charting Future-Ready Pathways: Governors’ Playbook for Strengthening Education and Industry Alignment

New York Times - The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated

OpenTools - Microsoft's AI Study Reveals Surprisingly Safe Jobs Amid Automation Fears

PR Newswire - U.S. Money Reserve and Mike Rowe Honor Skilled Tradespeople with Launch of "Trades of America" Ultra High Relief Silver Coin

Pro Builders - States Where Construction Wages Are Growing the Most

Reuters - Over half of US healthcare workers plan to switch jobs by next year, survey finds

SmartBrief - How workplace education programs can win over Gen Z

Supply Chain Brain - Fixing the Talent Pipeline Starts with Rebuilding Manufacturing’s Image

US Chamber of Commerce - Few Hiring Managers Think High School Graduates Are Ready for the Workforce

US Chamber of Commerce - Addressing the Readiness Gap: Preparing Students for Today’s Workforce

US Department of Labor - US Department of Labor announces $8M funding availability to support revitalization of domestic shipbuilding industry

WebPro News - Gen Z Shifts to AI-Proof Trades Like Plumbing for Job Security

The White House - President Trump Is Delivering for American Workers

Workshift - What the Job Market Is Really Telling Us: It’s Not Just the Tech. It’s the Cycle

WPN - Ford CEO Warns of Skilled Trades Crisis Threatening US Economy

YahooFinance - 'AI can’t install an HVAC system': Why Gen Z is flocking to jobs in the trades

ABC - These jobs are hiring, despite a weak job market

After Market News - Shifting to a ‘Technician First’ Strategy

All Work - The Gen Z Workforce Revolution: What Leaders Need to Know with Dr. Jasmine Escalera

AOL - Mike Rowe warns America has 7 million men in their prime who aren’t working — and aren't looking either. Here’s why

Axios - AI is already taking jobs away from entry-level workers

Axios - AI is already displacing these jobs

Axios - Blue-collar revenge: The things AI can't do are making a comeback

Built In - Want a Job? Learn a Trade.

CBS - Data center demand is booming. Can the supply of trade workers keep up?

Connected World - Future of Manufacturing: Myriad Solutions

Contractor - Back to School, Back to Reality

The Daily Iowan - 6 Trade Careers That Start Strong Without a Four-Year Degree

The Daily News - Hiring Our Heroes to open Skilled Trades Academy

Facilities Dive - US companies collaborate to grow skilled trades workforce

For Construction Pros -  Skilled Trades Are the Ultimate “Remote-Proof”, AI-Resistant Career Path

Forbes - The Heavy Metal Summer Experience Helps Industry Introduce Students To The Skilled Trades

Fortune - The real problem gripping rural America and the jobs of the future: A sitdown between Mike Rowe of ‘Dirty Jobs’ and a top labor analytics CEO 

Fox - Changing the stigma around skilled trades

Fox Business - Lowe's launches skilled trades academy for military members and spouses

The Harvard Gazette - Will your job survive AI?

Inc. - A Harvard Professor Says This Is How AI Will Shake Up White-Collar Work

The Job - Accelerated Tech Training

MedCity News - To Train More Nurses, We Need More Nurse Educators

Morning Star - TrueBlue Highlights Rising Career Opportunities in Skilled Trades & Strategies for Strengthening the Construction Workforce

MSN - 15 Trade Jobs Employers Can’t Fill Fast Enough That Pay Over $60,000

The National Interest - The Energy Workforce Shortage Could Slow Future Growth

NBC - Blue-collar jobs are gaining popularity as AI threatens office work

New York Times - Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle

Newsmax - Mike Rowe to Newsmax: Trade Jobs Openings Booming Across America

Philadelphia Citizen - Is Trump Targeting Welders Now?

Shoppe Black - AI-Proof: The Case for Skilled Trades

Staffing Industry Analysts - New workforce strategies needed to tackle healthcare staffing shortage

Staffing Industry Analysts - Construction sector faces widening talent gap, research shows

Staffing Industry Analysts - Five forces reshaping healthcare staffing

Tech.co - Truck Drivers Among Workers Least Impacted by AI, Study Finds

Time - Ford CEO Jim Farley: The Essential Economy’s Productivity Gap Should Worry Us All

US Department of Labor - US Department of Labor announces availability of $30M in grants to train American workers for jobs in high demand, emerging industries

US News - How AI Is Taking Jobs but Helping the Economy

USA Today - Senate confirms Trump's pick to oversee higher ed, a man tied to for-profit colleges

Welder - Rural manufacturer facing welder shortage turns to robotic arc welding

What's Trending - 14 Surprising Ways Skilled Trades Influence Entertainment in 2025

Workforce Almanac - Mapping the workforce development sector across the US

World Economic Forum - Why AI is replacing some jobs faster than others

Alliance for American Manufacturing - An Expansion of Training Will Help American Workers Meet the Manufacturing Moment

Automation World- Is Workforce Automation the Cure for Manufacturing’s Talent Woes?

Axios - Most and least AI-proof jobs

Axios - America has two labor markets now

Bipartisan Policy Center - Commission on the American Workforce: Spring Updates

Canary Media - US solar manufacturers face steeper hill despite some wins in budget law

CNN - Trump wants more skilled tradespeople. His Labor Department is trying to cut off a pipeline of workers

College Recruiter - 12 reasons why employers need to hire candidates who are early in their construction and skilled labor careers

Contracting Business - From Tech to Pro in 8 Weeks: Fast-Tracking the Future of the Trade

For Construction Pros - Trade Over Tuition: Check Out 2025’s Top 5 Construction Careers with Growth Potential

Forbes - Tackling The Nation’s Nursing Shortage By Reducing Risk For All

Forbes - Widening Efforts To Address Labor Skills Gap

Fortune - Thinking Strategically About Your Workforce Needs

Fortune - This car-repair chain’s revenue skyrocketed 130x in the past five years—and 83% of its workforce doesn’t have a college degree, including its CEO

Fortune - $100,000+ to install elevators — these six-figure trade jobs don’t require college degrees

Fortune - Ford CEO Jim Farley warns AI will wipe out half of white-collar jobs, but the ‘essential economy’ has a huge shortage of workers

Fox Buisiness - Mike Rowe reveals which American jobs will remain untouched by the coming AI revolution

Fox Buisiness - Mike Rowe reveals which essential jobs AI can't touch – and why Americans should pay attention

Futurism - Microsoft Releases List of Jobs Most and Least Likely to Be Replaced by AI

Government Executive - To fix air traffic controller shortage, Congress proposes changing retirement limits

The Hechinger Report - Apprenticeships for high schoolers are touted as the next big thing. One state leads the way

Inc - How to Attract and Retain Gen-Z Amid the Impending Labor Shortage

Maritime Executive - America's Maritime Labor Shortage

MPA - Rising construction wages signal red flags for homebuilders

MSN - US States Facing Highest Freight Demand Amid Labor Shortage

National Association of Manufacturers - New FAA Certification Program Fills Critical Industry Need

Newsweek - What Happens When Washington Cuts Workforce Development? Ask New York | Opinion

Newsweek - Hundreds of Thousands of Women Are Leaving the Labor Force—Report

SHRM - July 2025 Labor Market Review: Job Gains Defy Expectations

US Department of Labor - US Department of Labor, Small Business Administration sign new agreement to support domestic manufacturing

USA Today - Trump wants more factory jobs in the US. But is there anyone to hire?

USA Today - As Baby Boomers Age, The Shortage of Caregivers Demands Smarter Solutions

World Economic Forum - Is construction future-ready? 3 key insights on the sector’s digital transformation

Business Insider - Jamie Dimon has a solution to the skills shortage

Chief Executive - How Manufacturers Can Win The Talent War

The College Investor - College Not Required: Skills Now Matter More Than Diplomas

Community Impact - Workforce shortages prompt nursing education partnership in The Woodlands area

Forbes - Building The Trades: We Can’t Afford A $10 Billion Annual Housing Loss

Forbes - Trump’s Immigration Raids Worsen Construction’s $10.8 Billion Labor Shortage

Ford - Ford CEO Jim Farley Says America Needs To Invest In Skilled Trades

Fortune - AI is helping blue-collar workers do more with less as labor shortages are projected to worsen 

Fox News - AI-powered self-driving software is disrupting the trucking industry

Hechinger Report - Clean energy workforce training hub a ‘gamechanger’ in this struggling factory town

HR Dive - Nearly half of CEOs say employees are resistant or even hostile to AI

Gallup - State of the Global Workplace

Global Trade - Can AI Bring Blue-Collar Jobs Back to the U.S.?

The Job - Nonpartisan Nod for Apprenticeship

Kaiser Permanente - We must grow the health care workforce

MortgagePoint - How Much Is the Skilled Labor Shortage Costing U.S. Homebuilders?

MSN - Tariffs aren't the answer: US factories face a bigger problem, no one to work in them

National Home Builder Association - Construction Job Openings Steady in April

Newsweek - The U.S. Labor Force Isn't Ready for a Manufacturing Boom | Opinion

Newsweek - The Workforce Crisis Threatening America's Economy | Opinion

Open Tools - AI’s Job Market Shake-Up in 2025: Who’s At Risk and Who’s Rising?

RBC - America needs workers, not jobs

The Root - Black Big Box CEO Admits These Types of Jobs Are Safe From an AI Takeover

SHRM - SHRM25 Preview: Solving the Labor Shortage Puzzle

The Source - Virginia’s nursing shortage eases, but demand set to surge by 2030

Staffing Industry Analysts - US needs 4.6M workers annually or will face labor crisis, report warns

Supply and Demand Chain Executive - How Tech Collaboration Can Fill Manufacturing’s Labor Gaps

Tech.co - Lack of Qualified Drivers Fuels “Critical” Labor Shortage

USA Today - Tariffs are meant to boost US manufacturing. Is America ready?

USA Today - Industries that are actively seeking veterans to fill the labor gap

Wall Street Journal - Young Graduates Are Facing an Employment Crisis

Working Nation - Deep Dive: Will AI take your job? How tech disruption affects work

Working Nation - Opinion: For skills-based hiring to work, we need the right infrastructure

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