The US has one of the lowest percentages of working-age men among G-7 countries, with a decline of nearly 15% since the 1950s due to factors including the rise of industries requiring college graduates and automation. Women make up over 45% of the workforce and are projected to account for more than half of job market growth. Men also lag behind in education, with 60% of bachelor’s and master’s degrees going to women. People without a high school diploma are much more likely to be unemployed.
The U.S. percentage of working men ages 25-54 has declined nearly 15 percentage points since the early 1950s, leaving the United States with one of the lowest percentages of working-age men, compared to the other G-7 countries. While the economic downturn is partly to blame, other factors include the rise of industries requiring college graduates, such as healthcare and government jobs, as well as the automation of many manufacturing and agricultural jobs.
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Women now make up more than 45 percent of the U.S. workforce, and women are projected to account for more than half of job market growth between 2011 and 2020.
Men also seem to lag behind in terms of education. About 60 percent of bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the United States go to women, and those men who earn college degrees tend to have lower grade point averages and take longer to graduate than their female peers.
People without a high school diploma are much more likely to be unemployed. About 35 percent of US residents who don’t have a high school diploma are unemployed, compared with about 10 percent of those with college degrees. Only about 65% of men who go to high school in the United States actually graduate.
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