blue-collar

Example Sentences

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Take construction: Hiring for these blue-collar trades jobs has risen in the past year despite a slumping housing market — something that almost never happens.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

But the push to reshape forest management is fiercely opposed by loggers and mill owners, who say their work is sustainable and provides blue-collar jobs in a region where they’ve dwindled.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Stewart, the former mayor, said closing Stanley’s last local factory would levy an emotional toll in a town built on blue-collar work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

"Philadelphia is a hardworking, gritty city, a blue-collar city, and we take a lot of pride in that," said Meg Kane, the Philadelphia Soccer 2026 host city executive.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The other long-term residents, whom I encounter at the communal laundry shed, are blue-collar people with uniforms and overalls to wash, and generally quiet at night.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich