America’s "silent army" of skilled tradespeople are retiring with no one to replace them

America’s "silent army" of skilled tradespeople are retiring with no one to replace them. By 2030, an estimated 2.1 million skilled trades jobs in the U.S. could go unfilled, with potential economic losses reaching $1 trillion annually, according to U.S. Department of Education estimates cited in a new report from JLL shared exclusively with Fortune. Fortune editor Sydney Lake explains how the shortage could impact the AI boom.