Men without college degrees are dropping out of the workforce because they viewed their dead-end jobs as a threat to social status

Dec 11 2022 by Business Insider

 
Men — at least those without a college degree — are more likely to stop working or seeking work when their expected earnings fall in comparison to other workers.

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Working-age men without degrees are exiting the workforce because it isn't helping their social status. Many worry a dead-end job will harm their marriagability, a Boston Fed study found. Seeking some sort of education or training is the best way to secure that pay growth, an economist told Insider. 

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