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A '''NEET''' is someone who is '''N'''ot in '''E'''ducation, '''E'''mployment, or '''T'''raining. The acronym ''NEET'' originated in the United Kingdom in 1999 (as a more 'politically correct' term, to replace the previous designation of 'status zero') and has spread to other countries since then, including the United States, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. | A '''NEET''' is someone who is '''N'''ot in '''E'''ducation, '''E'''mployment, or '''T'''raining. The acronym ''NEET'' originated in the United Kingdom in 1999 (as a more 'politically correct' term, to replace the previous designation of 'status zero') and has spread to other countries since then, including the United States, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. | ||
In the USA, labor force nonparticipation among men has steadily been increasing the last two decades, despite economic and productivity growth | In the USA, labor force nonparticipation among men has steadily been increasing the last two decades, despite economic and productivity growth. | ||
==Age Classification== | ==Age Classification== | ||
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==Correlates and possible causes== | ==Correlates and possible causes== | ||
This is probably mostly due to the [[pussy cartel]] in the USA not making a minimum wage of $15 an hour, where it should be. The share of married nonparticipating prime-age men has ''declined'' in the last two decades despite the overall trend of an increase. Half of prime-age nonparticipating men are unmarried.<ref>https://www.kansascityfed.org/~/media/files/publicat/econrev/econrevarchive/2018/1q18tuzemen.pdf</ref> This shows that marriage is motivating men to work, but as less men are getting married, less men are working. One could also argue the cartel should be classified as independent contractors, and their price should reflect the actual value of their labor, or around $2 an hour. | |||
The causes why someone is a NEET differ from person to person. Common correlates are family issues, inability or lack of desire to access marriage, drug addiction, "mental illnesses", job rejections, dropping out of college or high school etc. | The causes why someone is a NEET differ from person to person. Common correlates are family issues, inability or lack of desire to access marriage, drug addiction, "mental illnesses", job rejections, dropping out of college or high school etc. | ||
Some NEETs do not seek jobs and simply want to enjoy the comfort at home, others seek jobs but are unable to work because of bad work-life balance or anxiety. NEETs who suffer from severe anxiety or similar mental illnesses are close to becoming a [[Hikikomori]]. Autism is also heavily correlated with NEETdom. | Some NEETs do not seek jobs and simply want to enjoy the comfort at home, others seek jobs but are unable to work because of bad work-life balance or anxiety. NEETs who suffer from severe anxiety or similar mental illnesses are close to becoming a [[Hikikomori]]. Autism is also heavily correlated with NEETdom. | ||
The increase of the welfare state plays almost no role in employment nonparticipation among prime-age men in the USA. A tripling in usage of SSDI in America only accounts for a 0.5% drop in labor force participation among prime-age men. This could be due to barriers to access of welfare unique to prime-age men. Nearly half of labor force nonparticipating prime-age men taking pain meds, most being prescribed. Nonparticipation is correlated with automation and offshoring of 'middle-skill' (construction, maintenance etc) jobs, with a 10.7 decrease in middle-skill employment among Americans. Wages of employed men without a college degree have also decreased relative to the wages of men with college degrees (in terms of ratio) | The increase of the welfare state plays almost no role in employment nonparticipation among prime-age men in the USA. A tripling in usage of SSDI in America only accounts for a 0.5% drop in labor force participation among prime-age men. This could be due to barriers to access of welfare unique to prime-age men. Nearly half of labor force nonparticipating prime-age men taking pain meds, most being prescribed. Nonparticipation is correlated with automation and offshoring of 'middle-skill' (construction, maintenance etc) jobs, with a 10.7 decrease in middle-skill employment among Americans. Wages of employed men without a college degree have also decreased relative to the wages of men with college degrees (in terms of ratio).<ref>https://www.kansascityfed.org/~/media/files/publicat/econrev/econrevarchive/2018/1q18tuzemen.pdf</ref> | ||
==Philosophy== | ==Philosophy== | ||