Why So Many Men In The Us Have Stopped Working

jzinkula@insider.com (Jacob Zinkula,Andy Kiersz), Business Insider
Sun, 04/28/2024 - 3:03am

America's men aren't working at the same rate they used to. Experts are still trying to figure out why.iStock/Getty ImagesThe share of prime working-age US men with a job has declined from about 96% in the 1950s to 86% today. Some positive factors, like the rise of working women, have contributed to the decline.

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