The skilled trades need workers. So why are there still so few Black plumbers, electricians and HVAC techs? Demand for skilled workers in the trades is at a record high, as you might have heard. There ...

Layoffs are low across the economy — and in the trades, too. But hiring rates have slumped to the drab pace of 2009, when the ...

(NewsNation) — Mike Rowe, known for hosting the “Dirty Jobs” docuseries, says America’s shortage of trade workers may be reaching a crisis stage. It’s no secret that retirements in the trades have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 1,000 skilled trade workers across the California State University system began a statewide unfair labor practice strike ...

Two big investments in training Americans for noncollege careers reflect not only higher enrollment in trade schools, but ...

Demand for skilled workers in the trades is at a record high, as you might have heard. There’s a lack of workers currently employed in the trades - that is, welders, carpenters, plumbers, electricians ...

When Carley Neustel started at Kirkwood Community College’s diesel program in fall 2024, she was the only woman in a class of 22. While Neustel was learning how to run a forklift, she would find slips ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – America is running out of trade workers. Non-profit Go Build Tennessee says that for every five skilled laborers who retire, only two are around to fill their roles.

More than 1,000 skilled trade workers for the California State University system began a strike Tuesday to protest what they called “CSU’s refusal to honor contractually promised raises and step ...