1 in 3 American men are not working in nearly 20-year low — here’s what’s behind the staggering statistic

Source: New York Post

The number of American men in the workforce are at its lowest level in two decades — with about one in three American men having stopped working as of 2026, new labor statistics show. Just 66% of men were employed or actively seeking a job as of April, a nearly 20-year low from 73% in 2006, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday. The current number — covering men aged 20 and over — is almost exactly as low as it was after the 2008 recession, when rates first plummeted by seven points in about a year.