Thanks. You're putting me on the spot.
I think tradespeople in general, in good times and bad, can find work.
We mentioned the underground economy, and I'll be honest: When I was first married, I bought a house, and I had to put a roof on my house, so I did a side job or two to pay for the roof, because things were slow. If I hadn't been a tradesperson, I probably wouldn't have been able to do that.
Trades give people the ability to do things that a person who goes to school for accounting can't do.
I'm a tradesperson, so I believe in trades 100%.