More unmarried Americans, thanks to economic woes
The number of American’s who’ve always been single and plan never to marry is at an all time high, according to the Pew Research Center.
On the theory that having a job is an important feature in a future spouse, here’s the slice of the data that makes it a Marketplace thing: Fifty years ago there were 139 single young men with jobs for every 100 single young women.
Now, there are 91 single men with jobs for every 100 single women.
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