Where Are the Men? Understanding America's Workforce Disengagement Crisis

An estimated 6.7 million American men ages 25 to 54 are neither working nor looking for work, a trend that workforce experts say is being overlooked. Stanford researcher Keith Humphreys and other specialists point to a mix of health problems, disability, substance use, caregiving, education and skills mismatches. They argue the issue extends beyond job availability and reflects broader social and economic challenges.