America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that to Gen Z

Employers are struggling to find young workers to take jobs in the skilled trades. (David Zalubowski/AP)

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Justin Mwandjalulu, 20, loves to build stuff.

These days, as a carpentry apprentice, he installs drywall in houses with the rest of his construction crew. But he said he likes concrete the best.

“At the end of the day, you see how you poured everything. The result of your hard work,” he said.