We need more emphasis on blue-collar trades. There’s more than one path to a solid paycheck, especially given demographic and workplace trends.
Monthly reports on the number of new jobs and the unemployment rate can drown out important trends like these two: After four decades of worsening, wage inequality has started shrinking. And in a twist, America’s blue-collar workers are playing the biggest role in driving that reversal.
This may come as a surprise, because education is classically seen as a ladder up the income scale . Despite blue-collar workers often lacking college degrees , their wages have been accelerating […]
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