Millions of men are ditching the workforce — and experts are sounding the alarm

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'Men are dropping out of the workforce at an alarming rate. Analysts say it’s threatening the nation’s social stability.

The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics breakdown found that 44.07 million of 132.8 million eligible men older than 15 — or 33.2% — were not in the labor force last month. That’s 9 million more out-of-work men (29%) than in 2012.

The number of men opting not to work jumped by 891,000 over the preceding 12 months alone, as the economy sheds manufacturing and finance jobs.

“The American economy has gradually moved away from some of the industries that historically provided good jobs to men without college degrees,” said Scott Beaulier, a University of Wyoming economist. “Meanwhile, much of the recent employment growth has occurred in areas such as healthcare and education, where women make up a much larger share of the workforce.”'