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The biggest problem for America’s chips boom? The workers.
Opinion
The biggest problem for America’s chips boom? The workers.By Heather Long, Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst April 30, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDTStudents Jaxon Richardson and Jacob Allen in the flow loop room, which works as a plant simulator for the advanced manufacturing course at the Western Maricopa Education Center technical high school on April 24 in Buckeye, Ariz. (Cassidy Araiza for The Washington Post)Listen11 minShareComment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSaveThis essay was reported by columnist Heather Long, Marketplace radio host Kai Ryssdal and........© Washington Post
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