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Men in their prime are dropping out of the labor force
Men between the ages of 25 and 54 are dropping out of the workforce. One in nine men are out of the labor force today versus one in 50 during the mid 1950s. If the labor participation rate for prime age men could reach its 1990 level, that would be an additional 2.7 million workers. If we can hit 1970’s level, that would be 7.1 million men.
The lack of men in the workforce is a deeply troubling sign of something wrong. You are going to get various answers to the question of why this is occurring, and you can back up most of those with statistics. Reason include illness, drug addiction, lack of well paying jobs, government welfare, and decline of marriage. None of these are anything to celebrate.
A 2021 study cited substance abuse and heavy video game use. Another study cited that the disparity between college educated, and non-college educated men has increased.
The men dropping out of the labor market may be relying on a spouse’s income or they may be doing work that is not captured by the
Work is an important part of how we understand our own social status, and it directly impacts our ego.
It was thought that men were dropping out of the labor force because of the decline of manufacturing in general, but the manufacturing and construction industries have been steadily adding jobs.
Why have the men you know stopped working? Tell me in the comments.
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