There is a similar long term trend of people being less interested in the factory jobs in China. The government there is complaining of a factory worker shortag

There is a similar long term trend of people being less interested in the factory jobs in China. The government there is complaining of a factory worker shortage: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/china-worker-shortage-has-xi-telling-kids-to-study-manufacturing?embedded-checkout=true https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/china-wor... And, of course, they have had factories moving to other countries like Vietnam. They're part of the same trend of factories constantly chasing after low wages.