Ford CEO warns America is ‘in trouble.’ Car giant has 5,000 mechanic jobs paying $120K/year unfilled. Why it’s a problem

“God forbid we ever get in a war, Google's not going to be able to make the tanks and the planes. So, this is a self-defense for our country issue,” he said.Farley’s grandfather was the 389th employee hired at Ford. Today, the company’s workforce stands at roughly 180,000. Yet Farley argues that the pipeline feeding those hands-on roles has eroded — and that the consequences go far beyond economics.“We have over a million openings in critical jobs — emergency services, trucking, factory workers, plumbers, e ...