In spite of zero and the demos, there are plenty of jobs available, but few people who possess the skills to do them.
Our country is awash with idiots with useless degrees and idiots who refuse to be educated.
Welders, CNC operators and electro-mechanical technicians are in great demand, but few people are willing to learn how to do these technical jobs.
Idiot "counselors" in high schools and colleges are still promoting useless degrees, as most "counselors" are too ignorant of anything beyond their narrow knowledge.
If something doesn't change, and fast, we ARE going to have to import a pile of new immigrants to fill these jobs.
Maybe some of the bunch coming in now will be willing to learn and work.
I doubt it, but maybe.
I have decades of experience as an electro-mechanical technician but I am seventy years old and do not have experience in PLC so I guess I am still out of luck. I need to work because I feel plenty well enough to do so and prices are climbing everyday in spite of the BS from the government about how inflation is “too low”. Even the government says that prices are up 26 percent since I turned 63 and anyone but a fool knows it is a lot worse than that in the real world.