For years now, we have seen a growing skills gap in the labor market forming. Hiring Managers across the country have struggled to find qualified skilled trades workers. Young people were taught that going to college, getting a Degree and entering the white collar job force was the only (respectable) path to financial freedom. Experts believe the labor market is changing.
Forbes- senior contributor Marco Annunziata writes- “As the aftershock of the pandemic reshapes the labor market starting from extremely high unemployment levels, faster growth of opportunities in skilled trades might attract a lot more people to those careers; this could accelerate the recovery, reduce the skills gap and help put the US economy on a more solid and resilient growth path.”
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