skilled

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“Healthcare, construction, skilled trades. Those are the jobs that are most in demand in the economy right now,” Richardson said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

In skilled trades, retiring workers are driving a lot of the demand, while the aging population is driving more demand for eldercare.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

But U.S. firms proved reluctant due to the company’s tarnished reputation, in addition to Congo’s poor infrastructure, limited skilled labor, resource nationalism and reputation for government corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The Labor Department proposal is the latest effort to wean U.S. tech companies and other employers off skilled foreign labor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Some of the inhabitants of these islands must have been skilled navigators who traded from island to island over long distances.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari