America’s ‘silent army’ of skilled tradespeople are retiring with no one to replace them—and the price tag could hit $1 trillion a year
- Posted on April 21, 2026
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America’s ‘silent army’ of skilled tradespeople are retiring with no one to replace them—and the price tag could hit $1 trillion a year
Electricians, HVAC techs, and pipefitters are retiring faster than the U.S. can replace them. Without them, there's no AI boom, no new data centers, and no modernized infrastructure, a new JLL report warns.
