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blue-collar

adjective as in of manual workers

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noun as in manual or technical laborer

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But even amid something of a renaissance, blue-collar workers are just 27% of the U.S. workforce, according to the Pew Research Center.

As baby boomers in blue-collar professions retire, labor shortages are growing in industries like construction, trucking and manufacturing.

Employers are demanding front-line and blue-collar workers, while many college graduates have softer, white-collar skills.

The costs of housing and child care are rising beyond reach for many blue-collar people.

It also penalizes companies whose business is more blue-collar or in services.

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