Rachel Wells is a writer who covers freelancing, AI, and remote work. Blue collar work might be seen as the underdog in the workplace, but in actual reality, we are seeing the exact opposite.

Those gains have helped close the gap between blue- and white-collar workers. WSJ explains what’s driving the higher wages, and whether they will stick around. Illustration: Paige Money News ...

A demographic adept at navigating the virtual world, Zoomer interest in blue-collar trades — of the get-your-hands-dirty variety — is swelling. From plumbing to welding to electrical wiring ...

Want a six-figure salary? Try Walmart. Alyssa DeOliveira followed a well-worn path: go to college, get a degree, find a white-collar job. Her mother always told her she'd grow up to be a doctor ...

Economist Paul Krugman says Trump's tariffs, tax cuts, and deportations won't bring down grocery prices and will harm working-class Americans.

By Logan Wolf For decades, blue-collar workers have been unfairly stereotyped as less intelligent or less capable than their white-collar counterparts. This stigma began gaining traction in the 1980s ...