At the core of Trump's economic vision is sincere worry, I think, about the decline in prime-age male labor-force participation. Over the past 50 years, ...

“Among ‘prime-age’ U.S.-born men (25 to 54), the group most likely to work, the share not in the labor force was 4 percent in April 1960, 9 percent in 2000 and 12 percent in 2024.” ...

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, ...

"You would take, let's say for example, the seven million prime-age men who have dropped out of the labor force…You absolutely could re-engage folks into the American labor market," Vance said.

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 ...

"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 ...

A growing number of men in their prime working years, ages 25 to 54, are dropping out of the workforce. About 10.5% of that group, or roughly 6.8 million men nationwide, were neither working nor ...