A new workforce report published by Ford indicates there will be an estimated 1.7 million skilled-trade job openings to be filled each year through 2035 and training programs currently producing only 55 workers for every 100 needed.
The Ford report was published in partnership with Google, Carhartt and Blackrock.
In Arkansas, the state’s skilled trades workforce grew 6% from 2019 to 2025, adding roughly 11,000 workers and ranking 16th among states for growth…