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What Happened to the Great American Worker?

Blue-collar industries still desperate to hire as college graduates face layoffs

What Happened to the Great American Worker?
A woman walks by a "Now Hiring" sign outside a store in Arlington, Va., on Aug. 16, 2021. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
Kevin Stocklin
Kevin Stocklin
Reporter
9/1/2022|Updated: 9/8/2022
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As the recession sets in, the U.S. labor market appears to have a split personality.

Industries such as oil and gas remain desperate for workers, while many college graduates may soon find themselves collecting unemployment. At the same time, the post-pandemic period has seen record numbers of able-bodied workers dropping out of the labor pool altogether, coupled with declining productivity among those who stayed in it.

Kevin Stocklin
Kevin Stocklin
Reporter
Kevin Stocklin is a contributor to The Epoch Times who covers the ESG industry, global governance, and the intersection of politics and business.
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