Women accounted for almost all of job gains in August. Here's why

Women Have Claimed Nearly All New US Jobs Since Trump Took Office

Women have accounted for essentially all net U.S. job growth since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, a trend that widened sharply in the most recent employment report. The Labor Department’s Employment Situation report for August, released Friday, showed total non-agricultural payrolls rose by 162,000 for the month, well above the 31,000 average monthly gain of the prior year. Women accounted fo…

Women accounted for almost all of job gains in August. Here's why

Women accounted for virtually all of August's payroll gains, the latest sign of their growing power in the labor market.

Women Landed Nearly Every New U.S. Job In August, Accounting For 98% Of Gains

Who runs the world—or the U.S. labor market—in August? Girls. Women accounted for almost every job added to the U.S. economy in August, an extraordinary statistic within a jobs report full of surprises. The economy added 162,000 jobs last month, nearly triple most economists’ projections of around 55,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Of those gains, women accounted for 158,000 of them, roughly 98% of the net increase in payroll e…