by dankeelan | May 26, 2026 | Featured, Jobs, Skilled Trades
From the Dayton, Ohio, suburbs to boardrooms in Dallas, the employees fueling AT&T’s next wave of growth aren’t fresh-faced college graduates with expensive four-year degrees. They’re skilled, blue-collar workers ready to get their hands dirty — and AT&T can’t...
by dankeelan | May 12, 2026 | Education, Skilled Trades, U.S. Economy
A large shortage of workers to fill millions of skilled trades jobs could result in $1 trillion in economic losses annually, according to new research from JLL. The commercial real estate services company revealed Tuesday that by 2030, an estimated 2.1 million skilled...
by dankeelan | Nov 11, 2025 | Featured, Future of Work, Jobs, Skilled Trades
Two in 5 Gen Zers are pursuing blue-collar work, rejecting the collegiate path and learning trades, according to a May 2025 survey of 1,434 young adults by Resume Builder. Vocational and trade programs are booming, federal data shows. One reason is a perception...
by dankeelan | Oct 7, 2025 | Skilled Trades
Detroit Public Schools Community District unveiled an 11,000-square-foot career technical education annex at Southeastern High School, designed to provide students with hands-on experience in trades and advanced manufacturing. The new facility features a welding lab,...
by dankeelan | Sep 9, 2025 | Construction, Featured, Skilled Trades
A 2025 survey of more than 1,300 general contractors nationwide found 92% reported difficulty finding qualified workers. The report from the Associated General Contractors of America states that another 45% of employers reported that labor shortages are leading to...
by dankeelan | Jun 17, 2025 | Skilled Trades, U.S. Economy
Trumpian types are unanimous: America needs factories. The president describes how workers have “watched in anguish as foreign leaders have stolen our jobs, foreign cheaters have ransacked our factories and foreign scavengers have torn apart our once beautiful...
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