How Montana contractors are luring Gen Z into trades amid a nationwide construction labor shortage

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Montana contractors say they're having a hard time filling roles due to a construction labor shortage.

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Millennials having fewer kids could be a drag on the economy for the next decade

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Toddlers explore the water with their mothers during a swimming class for babies at Lane Cove pool February 16, 2007 in Sydney, Australia.

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Baby boomers are approaching 'peak burden' on the economy

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  • The baby-boomer "time bomb" is finally upon us, economists say.
  • All boomers will be at least 65 soon, the generation's point of "peak burden" on the economy.
  • Future generations can take solace in the fact that no boomer-size generations are in the making.

A time bomb has been ticking in the US.

Russia's economy can't avoid a crisis forever and it's becoming more vulnerable to shocks, think tank researcher says

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A New Jersey homebuilder who pays his workers over $100,000 wants young people to know construction can be a lucrative career that doesn't require college — and businesses are desperate to hire

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A roofer is seen working on a condominium in Canterbury Crossing on a hot day Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 in Latham, N.Y.

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Angus Deaton won a Nobel Prize in economics. Now he says he got it wrong on globalization.

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British-born economist Angus Deaton of Princeton University answers questions in a news conference after winning the 2015 economics Nobel Prize on the Princeton University campus in Princeton, New Jersey October 12, 2015

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Russia's economic decline is in only in the early stages, and the country is masking significant 'degradation,' think tank says

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Russia is losing a huge amount of human capital as war drags on, one think-tank chair warns.

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Russia's wartime economy is flush with resources and is weathering Western sanctions, European economist says

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The forever labor shortage is pitting parents and their childfree coworkers against each other

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Schools, hospitals, and construction: These are the jobs with labor shortages that could stick around for years

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Healthcare is one industry that may have long-term labor shortages.

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