Skilled blue-collar jobs are growing – though women aren't getting them
- Written by Eric Hoyt, Research Director of the Center for Employment Equity, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Skilled craft jobs like plumbing and carpentry pay better than most blue-collar jobs.VGstockstudio/shutterstock.com
In the press, the phrase “blue collar” is often used as shorthand for white working-class men.
The visibility of this specific slice of the workforce has risen significantly since the 2016 election, when white...
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