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2021 Skilled Trades in America: From Great Resignation to Great Opportunity
Angi Releases 2nd Annual Skilled Trades in America Report DENVER, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- While U.S. workers express discontent in their jobs and
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[{"type":"text","content":"Angi Releases 2nd Annual Skilled Trades in America Report\n\n\nDENVER, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- While U.S. workers express discontent in their jobs and careers leading to what is now called \"The Great Resignation,\" there is one industry that stands apart: the skilled home trades. According to Angi's second annual Skilled Trades in America Report, job satisfaction in the skilled trades remains remarkably high, with 83% of tradespeople satisfied in their choice of work. However, despite high job satisfaction, high pay and high levels of entrepreneurship, the skilled trades face a worsening labor shortage, and over three-quarters of tradespeople (77%) view it as a problem that has gotten worse over the last year.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nEmployee engagement in the U.S. is at a low rate of 34% and workers' daily stress is at a record high.1 The recent resignations from jobs where employees feel disengaged leaves a sizeable workforce looking for opportunities to find future careers where they feel engaged and like they are doing something meaningful each day. Meanwhile, the top driver for overall satisfaction in the skilled home trades is the meaning and value in the work. \n\"On one side you have disengaged workers leaving their jobs and on the other you have skilled home tradespeople saying they are happy because they find meaning and value in their work, making it a unique and opportune time to attract new talent to these careers, while also improving employee engagement across the country,\" said Oisin Hanrahan, CEO at Angi. \"It's time to recognize that the skilled trades offer the opportunity for people to find engaging and high-paying careers. Everywhere there is a home, there is a network of small businesses that support that home and homeowner, and these are extremely needed and valued careers.\"\nSince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a steady increase in demand for home services as homeowners take on more projects and spend more money on their homes than before.2 Yet, despite demand for the work and satisfaction among workers, the skilled trades have been experiencing a chronic labor shortage and, according to this year's report, the perception among tradespeople is that the shortage continues to worsen. 68% of tradespeople have struggled to hire skilled workers and over one-third (35%) are sligh...