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Alliance for America's Skilled Trades Expands with New Companies, Unveils New Research - The State of America’s Skilled Trades: A National Report

$FPress releaseSep 30, 2026, 6:00 AM ETRead the release

The Alliance for America's Skilled Trades, founded in July 2026 by BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford Motor Company and Google, expanded with 14 new member companies including AT&T, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Verizon. The Alliance's new report projects 1.7 million skilled trades job openings per year through 2035, while training programs produce just 55 workers for every 100 needed.

Key figures

Dashboard profiles
more than 5,000
New member companies
14
Occupations analyzed
124
Training pipeline ratio
55 workers trained per 100 needed
Apprenticeship completion rate
over 90%
Projected annual openings through 2035
1.7 million

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