skilled

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Manufacturers are losing lots of skilled, older workers as they retire, but they are not trying to replace them because of uncertainty about future sales.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 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

Alexander Dennis said the proposal would safeguard about 200 skilled manufacturing and support jobs which were previously at risk of redundancy, but that 115 posts would be lost.

From BBC • 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

I loved visiting him, his wife, and their four sons, all of whom were skilled tailors.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson