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>>188030Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump - Katie Pavlich Tonight @KatiePavlichNN
WATCH: Acting Secretary of Labor @Sonderling47 joins Katie to talk about the state of the U.S. job market and what the Trump administration is doing to make sure those who want jobs can get them.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116912843319311977Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump - Video: Katie Pavlich: Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, great to see you, Secretary.
Thanks for being here.
So talk to us about this number, because it's kind of crazy to see millions of Americans who want a job, to see millions of job openings, but the inability for them to obtain one.
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Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling: Well, President Trump is committed to getting everyone in the workforce and giving American workers the first and best opportunities.
And we see statistics like this.
We look at that they're in the second Trump administration, 900,000 new private sector jobs.
And these are high paying jobs that are high skilled job.
And the most important thing for us at the Department of Labor is to make sure American workers have those skills to get those jobs and nobody else.
What we've seen historically with the education system, you go to college, get a four year degree, you have debt.
And you barely have about 30% of the skills you need for that job you're about to take.
So in our administration, under President Trump's leadership, we're moving back to how do we skill people for these high-paying jobs that President Trump created?
And we believe at the Department of Labor the best way to do that is through registered apprenticeships, going back to having employers teach students, teach workers about their industry - because they know best.
Not teachers, not teachers unions, the actual employers.
So we have an industry-led curriculum.
We're working with employers.
As you know, President Trump has brought trillions of dollars in investment to the United States.
And we're seeing job growth in construction, building, manufacturing.
Just this month, Johnson&Johnson, a billion dollars into Jacksonville, Florida, for manufacturing.
Last month, $2 billion for Toyota into Texas.
And we need American workers to get those jobs, or those investments are not going to work.
So we're really pushing on people to get into apprenticeships, have their employer teach them - without any debt - and "earn while you learn" program on the exact types of tools and equipment with your boss being your teacher.
And there's amazing statistics about this.
An average registered apprenticeship makes $86,000.
That's $20,000 more than graduating a four-year degree - without that debt, which is significant.
And these trade jobs that we're seeing out there, you could be an elevator and escalator engineer making over $100,000 a year.
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Katie Pavlich: Yeah.
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And, you know, if you see some of these liberal arts majors making $40,000,$50,000 with six figures of debt, we're moving away from that.
So President Trump delivered on bringing back manufacturing, bringing back these jobs.
And the Department of Labor, we're going to deliver on skilling those American workers because we want American workers to have those chances.
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Katie Pavlich: So for someone who's a young person trying to get a job, what would you recommend to them?
Would you recommend they go to college and get a four-year degree?
Or would you say, go to a trade school and then get into one of these apprenticeships?
What industries are we missing that students need to go and learn skills so that they have a good paying job when they come
out?
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