The labor force participation (LFP) rate for prime-age workers surged from early 2021 through early 2023, especially for women. This helped reduce the large shortfall of available workers relative to ...

Why Labor Force Participation Rates for Prime-Age Men Have Been Declining for Generations: Read Our Working Paper April 15, 2025 Comparing the experiences of four generations of prime-age men shows ...

At present, the prime-age male NILF rate is at three-and-a-half times its 1965 level. ... Labor force participation rates for the 55-plus group remain lower now than in summer 2020.

A quiet but profound shift is underway in the American workforce, one that could reshape the nation's economic landscape for ...

Male labor force participation is on the rise, reversing a decades-long decline. ... Since 2021, the prime-age male employment rate has increased by 2 percentage points, ...

The job market in the U.S. has remained hot this year despite the Federal Reserve’s best efforts to cool it down, and unemployment is at just 3.7%, close to a 50-year low. But part of the ...

Prime-age Black men, in particular, have entered the labor market at a rapid clip in recent months. Their participation rate climbed to 86.1% in July on an unadjusted basis, up from 84.4% in the ...

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for prime-age working men was 3.4% in August 2024. This number primarily includes those who are unemployed and looking for a ...

Sidelined women and prime-age workers are returning to the labor force. But a recent increase in Black unemployment could be a warning that pandemic-era gains have reversed.

"The long-term decline in labor force participation by so-called prime-age men is a tremendous worry for our society, our economy, and probably our political system," said Nicholas Eberstadt, a ...

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for prime-age working men was 3.4% in August 2024. This number primarily includes those who are unemployed and looking for a ...