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The myth of men’s full-time employment

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Men's employment in the U.S. reached a 20-year high in 2023 , with nearly 90% of men ages 25 to 54 in the workforce.

Authors: Men’s labor force participation has been steadily declining since the 1970s .

They say workers are experiencing greater labor market precarity that is, shorter job spells, job insecurity and more long-term unemployment.

Writers: A college degree could protect men from unemployment or time out of work.

We don't think the U.S. needs the jobs that our grandfathers held to return; instead, it needs to turn today ’s available jobs into good jobs.

Reforming the current unemployment insurance system by expanding eligibility and creating progressive wage replacement rates may make it easier for workers to find jobs that better fit their skill set.

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