Men without Work: Post-Pandemic Edition (2022)

Nicholas Eberstadts 2016 study, Men without Work, highlighted the collapse of work for men in modern America, with over six million prime-age men neither working nor looking for work. The pandemic has exacerbated the flight from work, with inexplicable numbers of working-age men and women sitting on the sidelines while over 11 million jobs go unfilled. Current low rates of unemployment are misleading, and others may be catching the "Men Without Work" virus too.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 19 September 2022
Publisher: Templeton Foundation Press,U.S.

Nicholas Eberstadts groundbreaking 2016 study, Men without Work, shed light on the decline of work among men in modern America. While rosy reports of low unemployment rates and "full or near full employment" conditions may have obscured the issue, Eberstadt revealed a concerning reality: Depression-era work rates for prime-age American men (25-54) remained alarmingly low. Shockingly, over six million prime-age men were neither working nor actively seeking employment. Conventional unemployment measures failed to capture this significant labor force dropout, but the problem had been escalating for over half a century. Eberstadts uncompromising analysis painted an unsettling portrait not only of male unemployment but also of lives disconnected from civil society. The once-cherished American work ethic, characterized by men of sound mind and body contributing to their communities and families, had been eroding. Six years later, the pandemic has further exacerbated the situation, with government responses inadvertently incentivizing work avoidance. Unemployment benefits and indiscriminate shutdowns have created a disincentive to participate in the workforce, leading to inexplicable numbers of working-age men and women sitting on the sidelines while over 11 million jobs remain unfilled. Current low unemployment rates, touted by pundits and politicians, are misleading. In reality, fewer prime-age American men are actively seeking readily available work than at any other time in our history. This alarming trend has even spread to prime-age women and workers over fifty-five.

Weight: 222g
Dimension: 126 x 178 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781599475974
Edition number: Second Edition, Second Edition, Second Edition