More noncollege-educated men are living at home and falling out of the labor market, forcing a decline in marriages, all thanks to rising rents

Noncollege-educated men are increasingly moving back home and leaving the labor market due to rising rents, with 16% now living with parents compared to 8% of college-educated men. A study by Gabrielle Penrose links surging housing costs to declining male workforce participation, exacerbated by stagnant wages and automation. Noncollege-educated men face growing disadvantages as housing costs rise and job opportunities shrink.