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Mary Yang

America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that to Gen Z

Employers are struggling to find young workers to take jobs in the skilled trades. (David Zalubowski/AP)

Justin Mwandjalulu, 20, loves to build stuff.

These days, as a carpentry apprentice, he installs drywall in houses with the rest of his construction crew. But he said he likes concrete the best.

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