The evidence can be found in the data, which shows higher unemployment for workers in business services and a lower one for people who work in manufacturing.

America’s job market increasingly appears to be splitting into two tracks, economists say, alongside a steady demand for skilled workers and a flagging interest in hiring more “knowledge-based” professionals.

The evidence can be found in the data, which shows a higher unemployment rate for professional and business services workers, and a lower one for people who work in manufacturing.

“It’s a buyer’s market for brain and a seller’s market for brawn,” said Aaron Terrazas, chief economist at the jobs and workplace search site Glassdoor.

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    1 year ago

    I don’t mean white collar folks, I just mean in general it’s looked at as ‘lesser than’ by many. It’s a divisive rhetoric, in either direction, hence my apology for continuing it - no labor is useless and it’s all underpaid