Economy Mar 12 Black Americans and women continue to face discrimination in skilled trades By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis
Economy Feb 18 Watch 8:35 With millions looking for work, stigmas create a dearth of skilled tradespeople Jobless claims were high again this past week with more than 860,000 people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time. Millions of people are still looking for work, but some employers say they can't find enough skilled workers for… By Paul Solman
Nation Oct 06 Trump administration to sharply limit issuance of skilled-worker visas The Trump administration has announced plans to sharply limit visas issued to skilled workers from overseas. The new rules will be issued soon to restrict the use of what's known as the H-1B program. By Ben Fox, Associated Press
Nation Aug 31 Column: Robots won’t steal all our jobs, if employers and workers adapt Our obsession with robots and automation is leading us to overlook challenges and opportunities that could grow the U.S. workforce and create quality jobs. By Paul Osterman