Jobs Requiring No Formal Credential Now Employ Nearly 25% of Workers

The article reports that 37.4 million Americans are employed in occupations requiring no formal educational credential, representing 24.1% of the U.S. workforce (nearly one in four workers). It also notes that high-school-diploma level jobs remain the largest category. This is primarily descriptive labor-market data with limited immediate implications for markets.

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The article reports that 37.4 million Americans are employed in occupations requiring no formal educational credential, representing 24.1% of the U.S. workforce (nearly one in four workers). It also notes that high-school-diploma level jobs remain the largest category. This is primarily descriptive labor-market data with limited immediate implications for markets.