America Needs Carpenters and Plumbers. Try Telling That to Gen Z
5th January 2023
The application rate for young people seeking technical jobs — like plumbing, building and electrical work — dropped by 49% in 2022 compared to 2020, according to data from online recruiting platform Handshake shared with NPR.
Researchers from Handshake tracked how the number of applications for technical roles vs. the number of job postings has changed over the last two years.