Mr._Graybeard
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Actually we are moving into a new age where those who are skilled and willing to work with their hands will be making top dollar.
One reason for this is the current push for kids to go to college instead of vocational schools because college graduates make more money. The question I have not seen answered is why, just because we double the number of college graduates, we would expect the number of higher paying jobs to also double. Creating college graduates does not automatically create jobs.
No doubt that we've schooled our population to the point where people who might have worked on construction or in a factory now are qualified for professional work. And yeah, the building trades need workers badly. The factories have shut down, though. A lot of people with degrees picked them up when they lost manufacturing jobs and retrained for the service industries.
I do think the senior end of the labor force diminished because of Covid-19, which has opened up opportunities for younger workers. Many people moved up their retirement timetables. That is a factor in why the shortage became so acute.