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Ever since our recent recession women have held 49.1 percent in our labor force and 82% of men have lost their jobs!! Women are overpowering our world so prepare yourself America! We are taking over!
women held 49.1 percent of the nation’s jobs, according to nonfarm payroll data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By another measure, including farm workers and the self-employed, women constituted 47.1 percent of the work force.
Of the 121 million women age 16 years and over in the U.S., 72 million, or 59.5 percent, were labor force participants—working or looking for work.
Women comprised 46.5 percent of the total U.S. labor force and are projected to account for 47 percent of the labor force in 2016.
Women are projected to account for 49 percent of the increase in total labor force growth between 2006 and 2016.
68 million women were employed in the U.S.—75 percent of employed women worked on full-time jobs, while 25 percent worked on a part-time basis.
The largest percentage of employed women (39 percent) worked in management, professional, and related occupations; 33 percent worked in sales and office occupations; 21 percent in service occupations; 6 percent in production, transportation, and material moving occupations; and 1 percent in natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.
The largest percentage of employed Asian and white women (46 and 41 percent, respectively) worked in management, professional, and related occupations. For both black and Hispanic women, it was sales and office occupations—32 and 33 percent, respectively.
The 10 most prevalent occupations for employed women in 2008 were—
Secretaries and administrative assistants, 3,168,000 Registered nurses, 2,548,000 Elementary and middle school teachers, 2,403,000 Cashiers, 2,287,000 Retail salespersons, 1,783,000 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides, 1,675,000 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers, 1,505,000 Waiters and waitresses, 1,471,000 Receptionists and information clerks, 1,323,000 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, 1,311,0
The unemployment rate for women was 5.4 percent and for men it was 6.1 percent in 2008. For Asian women, it was 3.7 percent; white women, 4.9 percent; Hispanic women, 7.7 percent; and black women, 8.9 percent.
The median weekly earnings of women who were full-time wage and salary workers was $638, or 80 percent of men’s $798. When comparing the median weekly earnings of persons aged 16 to 24, young women earned 91 percent of what young men earned ($420 and $461, respectively).
The ten occupations with the highest median weekly earnings among women who were full-time wage and salary workers were--
Pharmacists, $1,647 Chief executives, $1,603 Lawyers, $1,509 Computer software engineers, $1,351 Computer and information systems managers, $1,260 Physicians and surgeons, $1,230 Management analysts, $1,139 Human resource managers, $1,137 Speech-language pathologists, $1.124 Computer scientists and systems analysts, $1,082
Women accounted for 51 percent of all workers in the high-paying management, professional, and related occupations. They outnumbered men in such occupations as public relations managers; financial managers; human resource managers; education administrators; medical and health services managers; accountants and auditors; budget analysts; biological scientists; preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers; physical therapists; writers and authors; and registered nurses.
Of persons aged 25 years and older, 29 percent of women and 30 percent of men had attained a bachelor’s degree or higher; 31 percent of women and men had completed only high school, no college.
The higher a person’s educational attainment, the more likely they will be a labor force participant (working or looking for work) and the less likely to be unemployed.
For women age 25 and over with less than a high school diploma, 33 percent were labor force participants; high school diploma, no college, 53 percent; some college, but no degree, 63 percent; associate degree, 72 percent; and bachelor’s degree or higher, 73 percent.
For women age 25 and over with less than a high school diploma, their unemployment rate was 9.4 percent; high school diploma, no college, 5.3 percent; some college, but no degree, 5.1 percent; associate degree, 3.7 percent; and bachelor’s degree or higher, 2.7 percent. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings, 2008 Annual Averages and the Monthly Labor Review, November 2007.
59.9% of women are employed
ReplyDeleteEver since our recent recession women have held 49.1 percent in our labor force and 82% of men have lost their jobs!! Women are overpowering our world so prepare yourself America! We are taking over!
ReplyDeletewomen held 49.1 percent of the nation’s jobs, according to nonfarm payroll data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By another measure, including farm workers and the self-employed, women constituted 47.1 percent of the work force.
ReplyDeleteWhile women make up nearly 40% of the global paid workforce
ReplyDeleteOf the 121 million women age 16 years and over in the U.S., 72 million, or 59.5 percent, were labor force participants—working or looking for work.
ReplyDeleteWomen comprised 46.5 percent of the total U.S. labor force and are projected to account for 47 percent of the labor force in 2016.
Women are projected to account for 49 percent of the increase in total labor force growth between 2006 and 2016.
68 million women were employed in the U.S.—75 percent of employed women worked on full-time jobs, while 25 percent worked on a part-time basis.
The largest percentage of employed women (39 percent) worked in management, professional, and related occupations; 33 percent worked in sales and office occupations; 21 percent in service occupations; 6 percent in production, transportation, and material moving occupations; and 1 percent in natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.
The largest percentage of employed Asian and white women (46 and 41 percent, respectively) worked in management, professional, and related occupations. For both black and Hispanic women, it was sales and office occupations—32 and 33 percent, respectively.
The 10 most prevalent occupations for employed women in 2008 were—
ReplyDeleteSecretaries and administrative assistants, 3,168,000
Registered nurses, 2,548,000
Elementary and middle school teachers, 2,403,000
Cashiers, 2,287,000
Retail salespersons, 1,783,000
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides, 1,675,000
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers, 1,505,000
Waiters and waitresses, 1,471,000
Receptionists and information clerks, 1,323,000
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, 1,311,0
The unemployment rate for women was 5.4 percent and for men it was 6.1 percent in 2008. For Asian women, it was 3.7 percent; white women, 4.9 percent; Hispanic women, 7.7 percent; and black women, 8.9 percent.
The median weekly earnings of women who were full-time wage and salary workers was $638, or 80 percent of men’s $798. When comparing the median weekly earnings of persons aged 16 to 24, young women earned 91 percent of what young men earned ($420 and $461, respectively).
The ten occupations with the highest median weekly earnings among women who were full-time wage and salary workers were--
Pharmacists, $1,647
Chief executives, $1,603
Lawyers, $1,509
Computer software engineers, $1,351
Computer and information systems managers, $1,260
Physicians and surgeons, $1,230
Management analysts, $1,139
Human resource managers, $1,137
Speech-language pathologists, $1.124
Computer scientists and systems analysts, $1,082
Women accounted for 51 percent of all workers in the high-paying management, professional, and related occupations. They outnumbered men in such occupations as public relations managers; financial managers; human resource managers; education administrators; medical and health services managers; accountants and auditors; budget analysts; biological scientists; preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers; physical therapists; writers and authors; and registered nurses.
ReplyDeleteOf persons aged 25 years and older, 29 percent of women and 30 percent of men had attained a bachelor’s degree or higher; 31 percent of women and men had completed only high school, no college.
The higher a person’s educational attainment, the more likely they will be a labor force participant (working or looking for work) and the less likely to be unemployed.
For women age 25 and over with less than a high school diploma, 33 percent were labor force participants; high school diploma, no college, 53 percent; some college, but no degree, 63 percent; associate degree, 72 percent; and bachelor’s degree or higher, 73 percent.
For women age 25 and over with less than a high school diploma, their unemployment rate was 9.4 percent; high school diploma, no college, 5.3 percent; some college, but no degree, 5.1 percent; associate degree, 3.7 percent; and bachelor’s degree or higher, 2.7 percent.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings, 2008 Annual Averages and the Monthly Labor Review, November 2007.