Considering that colleges have been taking more women than men over the last two decades, it is no wonder that men aren’t getting a whole lot of the college-required jobs.
Considering that a good portion of those are probably snowflakes who have never left their mommy’s basement, which means they are in no way prepared for the REAL work that is available - construction is hiring just about EVERYWHERE and in EVERY INDUSTRY!! Trucking is hiring just about everywhere! There isn’t a large city police force that isn’t hiring every single year - most are hiring QUARTERLY!!!
The only reason 1 in 7 are out of work is because six out of every seven of those “ones” DON’T WANT TO WORK!! Or they are simply not capable of competing in 2019 for serious employment!!
You did hit upon a good point there. Most men today are not qualified for many jobs. They were told growing up that college is magical and if they went to college they would get that fantastic job.
When I grew up boys were learning all sorts of job skills, welding, home repair, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, auto maintenance and repairs. They were learning all of that just growing up as a boy. People did most of their own chores and didn’t hire everything done by others. The boys grew up helping dad. With even limited skills in so many areas they could get into a job with on the job training. A friend that works construction said that is pretty hard to train young men now, they don’t even know the names of common tools, lumber sizes...complete blank slate. Many of the younger males don’t even know how to change a flat tire. This is why we currently have shortages in trade workers. Many of the boys I grew up with went to college and ended up in careers. Some decided college was not for them but they had skills to fall back on.
Feminism did its best to rid homes of fathers, and the great college lie began. Now we have many men with no job skills- of all ages. Most that did gain skills did it only in one limited area so if that job has widespread cutbacks then they can’t just go do something else.