If there's something's broken in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? Probably not Gen-Z

Fewer members of Gen-Z want careers in skilled trades: as electricians, construction workers and medical technicians. The online recruiting platform Handshake recently shared data with NPR showing the application rate for young people seeking technical jobs dropped by 49% between 2020 and 2022.

Paul Iversen, a labor educator with the University of Iowa's Labor Center who helps run a pre-apprenticeship program, joins us.