Video: Why the Skills Gap and Job Shortage Persists

Mike Rowe, host of "Somebody's Gotta Do It", discusses why the U.S. has so many job openings in fields such as construction and manufacturing and not enough people to fill them.

Aug 15, 2018

Mike Rowe, host of "Somebody's Gotta Do It", discusses why the U.S. has so many job openings in fields such as construction and manufacturing and not enough people to fill them.

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