Why are American men leaving the workforce at historic rates?

https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-05-26/why-are-american-men-leaving-the-workforce-at-historic-rates

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homes@piefed.world · 21 pts · 73d (2 replies)

Is it the massive layoffs? I bet it’s the massive layoffs.

JonEFive@midwest.social · 7 pts · 72d (1 reply)

And the stagnant wage growth among record level inflation

bigbangdangler@reddthat.com · 6 pts · 72d

No one wants to work!

Correction: no one wants to work for little to no reward. A broken social contract with zero upward mobility. Benefits of a job well done only go to the fat cats at the top. Many more reasons than these, too.

SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 73d

I retired from a secure union job, because 68 is too old to be doing college web pages. Let some eager 20something have a turn.

That, and the pandemic got me thinking about what's really important.