What has to happen now is for the “discouraged workers” who “left” the labor force to begin coming back to work. Things such as work requirements for able bodied Medicaid recipients will help with this. MAGA
Indeed, there are approx. 10 million MEN, between the ages of 25-54, who have simply disappeared from the labor force. In the 1950's, approx. 97+% of this total age group were in the labor force. Now that number is the about 89 %. How do they live? A big increase in disability and long-term social security payments describes some of it, but otherwise, where are they?