But they're hard to miss in foundering blue-collar and low-end service communities across the country.

但是在各地衰落的蓝领、低端服务行业中却十分明显。

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Men's difficulties are hardly evident in Silicon Valley or on Wall Street. But they're hard to miss in foundering blue-collar and low-end service communities across the country.

男人的困境在硅谷或华尔街表现得并不明显，但是在建立遍及全国的蓝领和低端服务社区时，他们是当仁不让的主力。

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Job losses have been “far more severe in middle-skilled white- and blue-collar jobs than in either high-skill, white-collar jobs or in low-skill service occupations.”

“失业对于中等技术水平的白领或蓝领职业的影响要大于高技术的白领职业或低技能的蓝领职业”。

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"It takes a couple of years, but then you can pretty much write your own ticket, " says Jay Wommack, president of Vertical Alliance Group, a placement service for blue-collar jobs.

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Yet, there's still good money to be made in the labor and service industries, commonly referred to as "blue-collar" jobs.

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The service started off as something used on construction sites by blue-collar workers, but has increasingly become favored by suits, as well as by couples and families who want to stay in close contact.

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