Men have been steadily dropping out of the workforce, especially men ages 25 to 54, who are considered to be in their prime working years. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for prime-age working men was 3.4% in August 2024. But about 10.5% of men in their prime working years, or roughly 6.8 million men nationwide, are neither working nor looking for employment, compared with just 2.5% in 1954. A study by the Pew Research Center found that men who are not college-educated leave the workforce at higher rates than men who are. Watch the video above to find out why men are increasingly leaving the workforce.

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Persons: Nicholas Eberstadt, Jeff Strohl, Carol Graham, you've Organizations: U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Enterprise Institute . Education, Center, Education, Workforce, Georgetown University, Pew Research Center, Brookings Institution