Blue-collar workers could save the US from recession as the tech industry withers

• The Biden administration has been pushing for a blue-collar boom, and that's coming to fruition.
• As white-collar work contracts a bit, the labor market might rely more on blue-collar jobs.
• But experts say those jobs need to be coupled with robust care, high wages, and unions.

The jobs recovery from the pandemic has been astounding — and you can thank your local blue-collar workers for that.