教育问题也是一些美国年轻人选择"蓝领"工作的原因之一。在教育领域工作多年的埃伦对《环球时报》 驻美国特约记者说，如今美国大学的专业设置"像是在和时间赛跑，却又总是慢半拍"。她表示，不少学 生挤进AI、数据科学等热门专业，入学时满怀期待，认为这是通往高薪工作的"安全通道"，但等到毕业 走向职场时才发现，课堂上学到的编程语言、模型框架，早已被行业的新工具和新算法取代。"他们还 没来得及真正上场，赛道就已经换了。"埃伦说，这种脱节正在让越来越多的年轻人重新思考：与其不 断追逐飞快变化的技术风口，不如掌握一门能够长期立足、难以被替代的实用技能。 "日本出现了与美国类似的趋势。"据《产经新闻》报道，随着难以被AI替代的岗位需求旺盛，日本职业 高中毕业生的求人倍率（劳动力市场需求人数与求职人数之比）在2024年达到31.9，远高于2011年的 3.9。在东京都立藏前工科高等学校（高中），2025届101名求职学生共收到2731家企业发出的4880份录 用通知，全员顺利就业。与美日的年轻人一样，韩国不少"Z世代"也正逐渐倾向于从事"蓝领"工作。韩 国《朝鲜日报》网站称，63%的韩国"Z世代"看好这类工作，同时申请职业学校的 ...

Core Insights - The U.S. manufacturing sector is experiencing a significant decline in blue-collar jobs, with a loss of 6,000 jobs in September and a total of 59,000 jobs since the implementation of the "reciprocal tariff" policy by the Trump administration [1][2] - The manufacturing job market has contracted for eight consecutive months, while other sectors like construction and transportation are also facing stagnation [2] - The Trump administration's tariffs, intended to boost manufacturing jobs, have instead created uncertainty, leading companies to hesitate in hiring [2][3] Employment Trends - The U.S. manufacturing sector is struggling with a mismatch in supply and demand for skilled labor, with a report indicating that the lack of high-skilled workers is a major bottleneck [4] - There is a significant crisis in recruiting skilled blue-collar workers, with many factories unable to find suitable candidates despite ongoing recruitment efforts [4] - The current labor resource model in the U.S. manufacturing sector is not effectively designed to select blue-collar talent, leading to potential candidates being filtered out in the initial stages of recruitment [4] Wage Dynamics - Blue-collar workers in the U.S. are facing the lowest wage growth among all demographics, with their wage increase dropping from over 6% in January 2023 to around 1% currently [5] - In contrast, white-collar workers have seen wage growth increase from nearly 2% to approximately 3.7% over the same period, highlighting the disparity in wage growth [5] - The proportion of low-income families living paycheck to paycheck has risen from 27.1% to 29% in 2023, indicating the financial strain on low-wage blue-collar workers amid persistent inflation [5]