The Missing Men

The Atlantic ^ | June 27, 2016 | Derek Thompson

[knarf]

all of the above

I've been stating this for at least three or four years

I live in the Pittsburgh area (not a native) and to drive past the parking lots growing weeds ... that were designed to hold 6 or 7 hundred cars (a guess) ... is a sad experience

Idle and perhaps crumbling buildings that were centered around the steel industry

If I could wave a magic wand and put all those properties and industries back in working order, our unemployment rate would be half of one percent

[faithhopecharity]

what is missing are the jobs,

if we can recover from Obama’s destruction of the American economy, some jobs will become available

and then you will see some of the millions of unemployed people back in the labor force

you can’t be in the labor force if there are no jobs for you

[Pelham]

“But behind all of these trends, there is a larger story: the decline of sectors dominated by male workers. In 1954, the highwater mark for male participation, the manufacturing and construction sectors accounted for nearly 40 percent of all jobs. Now, after the long decline of manufacturing and the end of the housing bubble, they account for just 13 percent. These are jobs that men without a college degree can count on, and they’re much rarer than they used to be. “

[dila813]

Many working under the table where they aren’t taxed and don’t have to subsidize others health care.