Who’s Gonna Do the Work If Everyone Goes to College? - with Ron Hetrick, Principal Economist, Lightcast
Ron Hetrick, Principal Economist · Lightcast
What this conversation answers
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Why do we tell other people’s kids to go into the trades while insisting our own children go to college?
- 02
What happens when 2.1 million skilled trade jobs sit open while training programs can only complete 800,000 workers?
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How did the labor force of 4-year degree holders grow by 7 million since 2019 while everyone else shrank by 2 million?
Show notes
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Ron Hetrick, Principal Economist, Lightcast
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- Why do we tell other people’s kids to go into the trades while insisting our own children go to college?
- What happens when 2.1 million skilled trade jobs sit open while training programs can only complete 800,000 workers?
- How did the labor force of 4-year degree holders grow by 7 million since 2019 while everyone else shrank by 2 million?
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