Some things stem from wealth inequality.
Specifically, less high paying manufacturing (labor) jobs.
There’s lot of studies that show that marriage rates have decreased because of…
- the decrease in union power
- globalization (offshoring)
- technological innovation
Read them here:
American Economic Institute - https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aeri.20180010
Brookings Institute - https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-marriage-gap-the-impa...