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BlackRock CEO sounds the alarm to Trump on the scarcity of this skilled trade profession—but Gen Z may be able to save the day

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink holds up two pinched fingers while speaking. (Credit: F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is worried that America is about to run out of electricians. But with more Gen Zs swapping corporate careers for trade jobs, that gap might just close.

BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink is worried about the future of the U.S. economy, especially when it comes to inflation and the mass deportation of workers—so much so that he took his concerns all the way to the White House.

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