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The Indicator from Planet Money · Friday · 9 min

Caution: Men NOT at Work

An increasing number of men are dropping out of the workforce. What’s behind this trend and can anything be done about it? Fact checking by Leyla Doss. Your Next Listen –What's going on with men's labor force participation? –Over 2,000 episodes in our archive on the NPR App Connect with The Indicator from Planet Money –The Indicator newsletter — a weekly roundup of news, ideas and staff picks. –Instagram, TikTok and YouTube –Find the Planet Money book –Find the Planet Money game, Sell Me A Sasquatch, and other merch at the NPR Shop! Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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An increasing number of men are dropping out of the workforce.  What’s behind this trend and can anything be done about it?

Fact checking by Leyla Doss.

Your Next Listen 
–What's going on with men's labor force participation?
–Over 2,000 episodes in our archive on the NPR App

Connect with The Indicator from Planet Money
–The Indicator newsletter — a weekly roundup of news, ideas and staff picks.
–Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
–Find the Planet Money book
–Find the Planet Money game, Sell Me A Sasquatch, and other merch at the NPR Shop!

Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.

NPR Privacy Policy
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