blue-collar workers

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Building data centers that run AI models is creating thousands of jobs, lifting wages for blue-collar workers and boosting gross domestic product, said Sacks, the face of the Trump administration’s AI strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The firm sends thousands of blue-collar workers overseas each year in search of regular, better paid work.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Referring to the K-shaped economy, the Evercore authors also opine that blue-collar workers would be less affected because robots will not be able to fully replicate manual activities.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

“Paramount was all about a community of blue-collar workers who are doing their best to get by every day,” Lemons said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

Out where she worked as a secretary for a petrochemical plant, many of the blue-collar workers used the word all the time.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger