Sandra Black, Jason Furman, Emma Rackstraw and Nirupama Rao:
The share of men between the ages of 25 and 54 either working or actively seeking work—the prime-age male labour force participation rate—has been falling for more than 60 years in the US—from a peak of 98% in the 1950s to 88% today. In the last 25 years, the prime-age male labour force participation rate has fallen more quickly in the US than in all but one of the OECD economies, and is now the third lowest among this group. When individuals are in their prime working years, they are at their most productive; as a result, their labour force participation has outsized implications for broader economic growth, as well as for individuals’ earnings prospects and well-being.
via voxeu.org
Today I enter my last year as a "prime-age male." [insert mid-life crisis here] I have one more year to be at my "most productive."