Record-low US male labor-force participation driven by retirees and health/education choices
TL;DR
New Labor Department data show that the share of American men in the labor force fell to a record low this spring, driven by baby-boomer retirements and by younger men dropping out to study or due to disability, with readings only lower during the pandemic’s early months.
Young and old men are leaving the labor force, fueling a record decline The Washington Post
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