Why so many men in the US have stopped working

• The share of prime working-age US men with a job has declined from about 96% in the 1950s to 86%.
• The effects of recessions, globalization, and disabilities can partially explain the decline.
• But there are also several other reasons men aren't working like they used to.

America's working-age men are employed at much lower rates than they used to be, and a combination of factors — from recessions to globalization to rising addiction rates — could be playing a role.