“1 in 7 men between 25 and 54 are unemployed? That, I believe is CBS Fake News...total BS.”
The unemployment rate for males age 25 to 54 is 3.0%:
https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpseea10.htm
The article says that 1 in 7 males age 25 to 54 are “not employed”. That’s different from “unemployed.” The difference stems from the fact that many men in that age group are not actively seeking employment; for example, the younger ones may be in school and the older ones may be retired.
From the IZA study quoted in the CBS article:
“30% of the OLF (out of the labor force) are ill or disabled, 40% are caregivers, 8% are students, and 5% are early retirees.”
Thus, most are on SSI disability (some fraudulently) or have dropped out to care for a parent or spouse.
As Barbie says, "math is hard."