Scott Winship

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.

The article discusses how both political parties claim to aim for preserving the middle class, but suggests that a better outcome might be a shrinking middle class if it results in everyone becoming wealthier.