🌐 Global Economy 3h ago · Tyler Cowen

Those old factory sector jobs

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As AI sweeps into white-collar workplaces, old-timey hands-on jobs are getting a new look—and some of those professions even have shortages.
Consider tailors. Sewing is a vanishing skill, much like lacemaking and watchmaking, putting tailors in short supply when big retailers like Nordstrom and Men’s Wearhouse, as well as fashion designers and local dry cleaners, say they need more of them.



The job, which can take years to master, can be a tough sell to younger generations more accustomed to

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