Share of Men in Labor Force at All-Time Low

Article here. Excerpt:

'Just 69.8 percent of all men over age 16 were in the labor force in August, compared to a long-term average of 78.3 percent since the Labor Department began tracking these data in 1948. The share has been falling pretty steadily over the last six decades but has declined sharply in the last few years.
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For example, a lot of traditionally male jobs, in industries like manufacturing and construction, have disappeared, and many of the men who were displaced gave up looking for work when they couldn’t find similar jobs.'

Relatedly (and ironically), Secretary Hilda Solis attends ‘Women in the Workforce’ discussion. Excerpt:

'During the event Solis spoke about the Department of Labor’s efforts to stamp out gender-based pay discrimination as well as other efforts to make sure women have access to the skills and training they need to succeed and provide a better life and more prosperous future for them and their families.'