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Gen Z Shifts Toward Blue-Collar Careers
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Young Americans are shifting from college toward blue-collar and vocational careers as anxiety about AI rises, a recent Harvard Kennedy School survey of 2,040 adults ages 18–29 found 59% view AI as a threat to job prospects. Stanford research shows employment for 22–25-year-olds in AI-exposed roles fell 16% relative to less-exposed jobs, and vocational-focused community college enrollment has increased nearly 20% since 2020.
Scoring Rationale
Strong empirical and survey evidence supports a broad labor shift, but coverage lacks deep causal analysis.
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