blue-collar
Example Sentences
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Blue-collar jobs declined by more than 145,000 last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
Blue-collar workers, putting in long days at a factory, mine, or warehouse, benefit from mail ballots and early voting.
From Slate • Aug. 26, 2025
Blue-collar workers are “lifeline riders,” because transit is all that connects them to their source of income.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023
Blue-collar workers led the protests, but white-collar professionals were also making demands in a country that stills bears the scars of previous recessions, and where the working day is traditionally long.
From Washington Times • May 1, 2023
Blue-collar migrant workers were also forced to leave cities and return home due to job losses.
From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2022
