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Why are labor participation rates among young men low?

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By Tatiana Bailey – Gazette, 12/18/2022
“…It is true that many men in their late 30s and 40s stopped working during the pandemic and have not fully returned to the labor force. But this is not a new phenomenon. Labor force participation overall, but particularly for younger men, began to decline years ago, became more acute during the Great Recession, and even worse during the pandemic…”