Stop deporting so many
Latino brothers. Simply, the majority of the work is done by migrants; the Ameri-Europeans only work 8 hours in offices.
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🚨 FORD CEO: “WE ARE IN TROUBLE” — 5,000 MECHANIC JOBS OPEN WITH 💲120,000 SALARY, BUT NO ONE TO HIRE 🇺🇸🔧
America is facing a massive skilled-labor crisis — and Ford CEO Jim Farley just sounded the alarm.
Speaking on the Office Hours: Business Edition podcast, Farley revealed that Ford currently has 5,000 unfilled mechanic positions, each offering around $120,000/year — almost double the U.S. median salary.
And it’s not just Ford. Farley says the whole country is short on:
• 🚑 Emergency service workers
• 🚚 Truck drivers
• 🏭 Factory workers
• 🔌 Electricians
• 🔧 Plumbers
• 🔨 Tradesmen
“We are in trouble in our country… we have over a million openings in critical jobs.” — Jim Farley
Even with President Trump pushing to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., people simply aren’t applying.
📉 400,000+ manufacturing jobs remain open nationwide
📈 Trade school enrollment is rising, especially among Gen Z
⏳ But many skills (like Ford’s diesel mechanics) require 5+ years of training
Farley says America stopped investing in trade education — and now it’s paying the price.
His warning is clear:
👉 White-collar jobs may be hit by AI… but blue-collar jobs are starving for manpower.
👉 These trades built the middle class, and without new workers, the system can’t function.
Is the U.S. heading toward a blue-collar collapse unless trade schools make a big comeback?
America is facing a massive skilled-labor crisis — and Ford CEO Jim Farley just sounded the alarm.
Speaking on the Office Hours: Business Edition podcast, Farley revealed that Ford currently has 5,000 unfilled mechanic positions, each offering around $120,000/year — almost double the U.S. median salary.
And it’s not just Ford. Farley says the whole country is short on:
• 🚑 Emergency service workers
• 🚚 Truck drivers
• 🏭 Factory workers
• 🔌 Electricians
• 🔧 Plumbers
• 🔨 Tradesmen
“We are in trouble in our country… we have over a million openings in critical jobs.” — Jim Farley
Even with President Trump pushing to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., people simply aren’t applying.
📉 400,000+ manufacturing jobs remain open nationwide
📈 Trade school enrollment is rising, especially among Gen Z
⏳ But many skills (like Ford’s diesel mechanics) require 5+ years of training
Farley says America stopped investing in trade education — and now it’s paying the price.
His warning is clear:
👉 White-collar jobs may be hit by AI… but blue-collar jobs are starving for manpower.
👉 These trades built the middle class, and without new workers, the system can’t function.
Is the U.S. heading toward a blue-collar collapse unless trade schools make a big comeback?
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