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Evening Standard
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Anna Wise

Gen Z turn to trade jobs for steady pay and AI-proof work, data finds

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Younger workers are driving jobs growth within the construction and trade industry, as Gen Zs turn to blue-collar work amid rising youth unemployment and the looming threat of artificial intelligence (AI), new data suggests.

Data from HR platform Employment Hero showed that the hiring of Gen Z workers significantly outpaced other generations last month.

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