Posted on 12/28/2024 4:10:46 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
An alarming percentage of working-age American men have exited the labor force in recent decades, threatening profound negative social consequences in the very near future. This is an unignorable and dire phenomenon that should not be a divisive issue. The trend has been ominously noted by observers on both left and right. However, with President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House, armed with a sweeping voter mandate for change, could it finally be the time to right the ship before a tipping point is reached?
The numbers are indeed alarming. “The share of US-born, working-age (16 to 64) men not in the labor force has increased for six decades. It was 11.3 percent in April 1960, 16.9 percent in April 2000, and 22.1 percent in April 2024,” according to a December 19 report by the Center for Immigration Studies, a think tank opposed to massive illegal immigration.
“Among ‘prime-age’ US-born men (25 to 54), the group most likely to work, the share not in the labor force was 4 percent in April 1960, 8.5 percent in 2000 and 11.6 percent in 2024,” the report stressed.
Guess what else has exploded over a similar time frame?
“The number of US-born men (16 to 64) not in the labor force increased by 13.2 million from 1960 to 2024. At the same time, the number of working-age immigrant men in the labor force increased by 14.1 million,” CIS details.
(Excerpt) Read more at libertynation.com ...
For fifty years the only people it was legal to discriminate against were straight, white males, and discrimination against them was required by law.
Those chickens have come home to roost, and they ain’t going away.
Title should be: Lack of Hiring of American Men.
That’s right, sadly.
Exactly.
“The numbers are indeed alarming. “The share of US-born, working-age (16 to 64) men not in the labor force has increased for six decades. It was 11.3 percent in April 1960, 16.9 percent in April 2000, and 22.1 percent in April 2024,” according to a December 19 report by the Center for Immigration Studies, a think tank opposed to massive illegal immigration.”
I think we can all blame unchecked immigration for this problem, both legal and legal. It needs to stop.
Right away.
Precisely. Men are getting lower and lower wages and higher and higher unemployment, and are simply dropping out of the labor force. Shockingly tone deaf article given the employment situation right now.
White men were told they weren’t needed.
Yep. Plus many areas deliberately made it a goal to get rid of men, straight men in particular. Education and news media, for to. Doctors and veterinarians for two more.
The men that I know of that are not working are 25-55 year old men that live at home with one or more parents and are not interested in getting a job.
For “White” men who are Americans age discrimination begins at about 35 and is a certainty by 50.
And is nearly impossible to prove, even when it is plainly stated to your face.
So here I am at 69, about to try to launch another self employment.
THIS time I am making certain Gov. Org. has no jurisdiction over my products.
I agree 100%
working is an "option"
there is also an astonishingly high number who don't drive
One point not in the article, though, is that leftist policies have made it advantageous sometimes to not work. Want "free" Obamacare? Then have little to no income. Want food stamps? Do the same. Plus most states will pull child support from baby daddy's paycheck unless he's paid under the table.
I blame super-low Mortgage interest rates and feminism. Fix those problems and men will have to turn off their video games and re-enter the workforce.
Well, when billionaires replace them with low-paid Indians and even Trump won’t speak up for them, why should they even try?
Require SSI recipients to work 20 hours per week. Problem solved.
Well, when billionaires replace them with low-paid Indians and even Trump won’t speak up for them, why should they even try?
“...white males, and discrimination against them was required by law.”
On this topic, a glance at Gov’t Agency offices would lead one to think that black females make up two-thirds of the U.S. population.
SSI young male recipients need to be tested.
Here is the test—get the video cameras running then have a super hot women flirt with them and see if they run to keep up with her.
Lol.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.