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Larry Fink laments lost American careers, cites skilled trades gap

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink believes the traditional American career path, characterized by long-term employment and stability, has been lost. Speaking at Ford's Accelerate forum, Fink emphasized the need to rebuild this foundation of trust and lifelong career certainty for families. He highlighted a report from the Alliance for America's Skilled Trades, co-founded by Ford, BlackRock, and Google, which projects millions of skilled-trade openings annually through 2035, with a significant training gap. While overall median job tenure has slightly increased, data suggests Fink's observation holds more true for men, whose tenure has decreased. AI

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Nick Lichtenberg ·

    Larry Fink on the lost ‘bedrock of America’ and ‘a big divide’ between wages and investment wealth

    The BlackRock CEO's father "essentially had one job in his career," he said at Ford Accelerate. "I think we lost that."

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