Massive skilled labor shortage looming

Awareness of the nation’s massive labor shortage problem is increasing.

The problem is encapsulated by the latest news out of Kentucky, where one carpenter’s skills are in high demand.

Charles Breedlove’s job “takes him everywhere … even [to] the water,” where he is building a boat deck in the small town of Paducah, according to Kentucky news station WPSD Local 6.

He says that demand for his services is growing, but he’s among the few left who knows how to do the job.

As reported by Industrial Skilled Trades, “[f]ewer workers are entering the trades, especially among the younger population.”