‘Job polarisation’ drives US men out of labour markets – Kansas City Fed paper

Technological change and globalisation reduce demand for skills of young and unskilled men

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The fall in labour market participation by US men has been chiefly driven by a drop in the demand for “middle-skill” workers, research published by the Kansas City Fed says.

Why Are Prime-Age Men Vanishing from the Labor Force? by Didem Tüzemen examines data from the current population survey (CPS), a monthly study sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The author finds that non-participation rates have increased most among younger men, aged 25–34, and men with only a high school diploma

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