By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 22:47 EST, 19 June 2013 | UPDATED: 22:51 EST, 19 June 2013 The percentage of American men who work or are actively searching for work is at an historic low. Men between the ages of 25 and 54 now participate in the workforce at only around 88 percent. In 1956, 98 percent of American men were active in the workforce. Due to a changing job marketplace, the Great Recession, male imprisonment and other factors, a fewer percentage of men are now working than ever before. Vanishing act: Men aged 25 to 54 who participate in the American workforce are at an all-time low according to Bureau of Labor Statistic data
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In 1956, 98 percent of males 25-54 participated in the American workforce
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In 2012, that number had dropped to 88 percent and it isn't improving any time soon
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