In 2022, the number of men classified as not being in the labor force amounted to 41.2 million. This is a slight increase from 2021, especially when compared with the difference between 2019 and 2020 when this number jumped by around two million. The number of individuals leaving the labor force dramatically increased that year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inactive male labor force of the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in millions)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 12, 2023). Inactive male labor force of the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192377/inactive-male-labor-force-of-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Inactive male labor force of the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. January 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192377/inactive-male-labor-force-of-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Inactive male labor force of the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192377/inactive-male-labor-force-of-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Inactive Male Labor Force of The United States from 1990 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192377/inactive-male-labor-force-of-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Inactive male labor force of the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192377/inactive-male-labor-force-of-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Inactive male labor force of the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192377/inactive-male-labor-force-of-the-us-since-1990/