The skilled trades haven't caught as a career choice with Gen Z
Same labor shortage as everywhere that the government likes to pretend doesn&#x27;t exist. 10 million working-age men can&#x27;t or won&#x27;t work. Of the ones willing to work, almost none want to spend their time learning skills for back-breaking, barely-middle class skills jobs which they&#x27;ll be forced to retire from at 55 because their knees give out.<p>Same answer for the shortage as everywhere that the economists don&#x27;t want to hear: pay more, allow more immigration, get better benefits especially for parents.<p>Edit: also in this case universal healthcare, universal mandatory PTO, would also extremely help