Know any airplane mechanics? A wave of retirements is leaving some US industries desperate to hire

Know any airplane mechanics? A wave of retirements is leaving some US industries desperate to hire

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER (AP Economics Writer) WASHINGTON (AP) — Kwasi Bandoh, a senior recruiter for an airline, stood before a group of aviation mechanic students at their graduation ceremony last month and congratulated them for all having jobs. As some of the students began nudging each other, Bandoh realized that perhaps not every one of them had already been hired. “Who doesn’t have a job?” Bandoh demanded, surveying the 15 graduates before…

Know any airplane mechanics? A wave of retirements is leaving some US industries desperate to hire

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER (AP Economics Writer) WASHINGTON (AP) — Kwasi Bandoh, a senior recruiter for an airline, stood before a group of aviation mechanic students at their graduation ceremony last month and congratulated them for all having jobs. As some of the students began nudging each other, Bandoh realized that perhaps not every one of them had already been hired. “Who doesn’t have a job?” Bandoh demanded, surveying the 15 graduates before…

Know any airplane mechanics? A wave of retirements is leaving some US industries desperate to hire

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER (AP Economics Writer) WASHINGTON (AP) — Kwasi Bandoh, a senior recruiter for an airline, stood before a group of aviation mechanic students at their graduation ceremony last month and congratulated them for all having jobs. As some of the students began nudging each other, Bandoh realized that perhaps not every one of them had already been hired. “Who doesn’t have a job?” Bandoh demanded, surveying the 15 graduates before…

Know any airplane mechanics? A wave of retirements is leaving some US industries desperate to hire

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER (AP Economics Writer) WASHINGTON (AP) — Kwasi Bandoh, a senior recruiter for an airline, stood before a group of aviation mechanic students at their graduation ceremony last month and congratulated them for all having jobs. As some of the students began nudging each other, Bandoh realized that perhaps not every one of them had already been hired. “Who doesn’t have a job?” Bandoh demanded, surveying the 15 graduates before…

Know any airplane mechanics? A wave of retirements is leaving some US industries desperate to hire

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER (AP Economics Writer) WASHINGTON (AP) — Kwasi Bandoh, a senior recruiter for an airline, stood before a group of aviation mechanic students at their graduation ceremony last month and congratulated them for all having jobs. As some of the students began nudging each other, Bandoh realized that perhaps not every one of them had already been hired. “Who doesn’t have a job?” Bandoh demanded, surveying the 15 graduates before…

Know any airplane mechanics? A wave of retirements is leaving some U.S. industries desperate to hire

Across the U.S. economy, a number of industries – in fields such as construction, manufacturing, nursing and some professional industries like accounting – are facing the same formidable challenge.