Record-low US male labor-force participation driven by retirees and health/education choices

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Record-low US male labor-force participation driven by retirees and health/education choices
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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.

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