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Amanpour and Company

Why Are 6.7 Million Working-Age Men in America Not in the Labor Force?

Season 2027 Episode 9028 | 17m 44s

In the United States, one in ten men of prime working age are unemployed. According to a new article in The Atlantic, the jobs exist… but the incentive to work does not. The phenomenon is most prevalent among white rural men. Brent Orrell and Keith Humphreys join Michel Martin to unpack what's really driving men's disconnect from the world of work.

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Paul Krugman; Keith Humphreys; Brent Orrell; Lina Attalah
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David Urban; Wolfgang Ischinger; Stephanie Flanders; Zarina Zabrisky; Rana Foroohar
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Ski mountaineer Jim Morrison and director Jimmy Chin discuss their film, “Everest: The Other Side."
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom; Barbara Kingsolver; Jim Morrison; Jimmy Chin
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Rahm Emanuel weighs in on Democrats’ midterm wins and what comes next for Pres. Trump.
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Clip: S2027 E9023 | 16:30
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