US / Women’s unemployment higher than men’s for first time in more than six years

For the first time in more than six years, the unemployment rate for adult women (those over age 20), seasonally adjusted, has surpassed that for adult men.

This reversal was first noted by Joan Entmacher, vice president for family economic security at the National Women’s Law Center.

During the recession, men had borne the brunt of job losses, which were disproportionately in male-dominated industries like construction and manufacturing. Over the course of the recovery that began in mid-2009, however, these sectors have improved a little, while the female-dominated public sector has been shedding workers.

Choosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor from

via Women’s Unemployment Surpasses Men’s – NYTimes.com.

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