Ford CEO Jim Farley Warns of Critical Skilled Labor Shortage in US

Imagine if your favorite toy store couldn't find enough people to build the toys or restock the shelves, even though they offered good pay!

That's kind of what's happening with cars.

The boss of Ford, Jim Farley, says America is having a big problem finding enough grown-ups who know how to fix cars or build them.

He says Ford has thousands of jobs for mechanics that pay a lot of money, like over $100,000 a year, but nobody is applying.

This isn't just happening at Ford; lots of other important jobs, like plumbers and electricians, also can't find enough workers.

Jim thinks it's because we don't have enough special schools to teach these important jobs anymore.

His grandfather used to have a good life doing this kind of work, but now it's getting harder for people to learn these skills.

So, even though the jobs pay well, there aren't enough trained people to do them.