Mike Rowe warns US workforce facing ‘problem of the decade’

America’s skilled trades shortage has major employers sounding the alarm as companies face mounting demand for workers needed to build, maintain and power the country’s infrastructure.

mikeroweWORKS Foundation CEO Mike Rowe joined FOX Business’ Stuart Varney on “Varney & Co.” to discuss the widening skilled labor gap, the impact of artificial intelligence and the growing push to steer more Americans toward trade careers.

A new national report from the Alliance for America’s Skilled Trades found the U.S. is expected to face roughly 1.7 million skilled trades job openings each year through 2035, while training programs are producing only about 55 workers for every 100 needed.

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