Women with jobs help cut August unemployment

Women with jobs help cut August unemployment | Cai U. Ordinario

OVER a million women joined the labor force in August but almost the same number worked for more than 40 hours a week, according to the Philippine ...

August's labor force gains were driven by women. Can it last?

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Employment Situation News Release - 2024 M08 Results

Household Survey Data Both the unemployment rate, at 4.2 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.1 million, changed little in August.

Unemployment ticks down, labor market remains strong, latest ...

The report also showed continued job growth in healthcare, government, social assistance and construction last month. Wage growth was strong, ...

August jobs report shows women's employment is especially ...

Women's unemployment rate dropped to 4.8% from 5% the month prior, but 41,000 women left the labor force altogether—meaning they're not working ...

U.S. Jobs Report Shows Hiring Has Shifted Into Lower Gear

The strength of the labor market has been powered by large numbers of people starting to look for work, especially women 25 to 54, who reached ...

August Job Gains Likely to Trigger Interest Rate Cut - SHRM

The unemployment rate in August fell slightly to 4.2%, as expected. However, the “real” unemployment rate that includes discouraged workers and ...

August Jobs Report: Job Growth Slows, Signaling the Need to Cut ...

Nationwide—The unemployment rate dipped to 4.2% in August and 142,000 jobs were added, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor ...

Job growth weak in August - Magnolia Tribune

Bottom line: The August 2024 jobs report emphasizes the complexities of the labor market. Even though positive signs of job growth and wage ...

Labor Force Status of Women & Men October 2024

Unemployment rates · Rate · 4.1% ; Labor force participation rates · Rate · 62.6% ; Employment-population ratios · Ratio · 60.0% ...

Gender Differences In Unemployment Trends: Race, Jobs ... - NCRC

For Hispanic workers, the opposite occurred: Women lost ground while men made gains. The unemployment rate for Hispanic women increased 0.7 ...

U.S. August jobs report: A soft landing in the economy

The 142,000-job increase in total employment in August and the decline in the unemployment rate to 4.2% (4.221% vs. 4.253% in July) compared ...

August jobs report: Unemployment rate falls to 4.2%, labor market ...

Business · August jobs report: Unemployment rate falls to 4.2%, labor market adds 142,000 jobs · U.S. JOB GROWTH SINKS IN OCTOBER AMID STORMS AND ...

The women's recession is officially over — but not everyone has ...

In just three years, women have recovered the job loss they experienced in early 2020. In the process, they may have made the workforce ...

Employment Situation Summary - 2024 M10 Results

Temporary help services lost jobs. ... With these revisions, employment in August and September combined is 112,000 lower than previously reported ...

Sluggish US jobs report clears the way for Federal Reserve to cut ...

Employers added a modest 142,000 jobs, up from a scant 89,000 in July, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate ticked down to ...

4 things to know about the confusing state of the U.S. job market - NPR

U.S. employers added 142,000 jobs in August — a marked increase from the 89,000 jobs created in the previous month. Meanwhile, the unemployment ...

August jobs report misses with 142,000 jobs added, unemployment ...

The US economy added fewer jobs than anticipated in August, but the unemployment rate did come off July's surprise 4.3%.

Data Deep Dive: Women in the Workforce

While lower wages and insufficient childcare pose challenges to bringing women back into the workforce, these are not the only obstacles. In a ...

Less than 12% of August job gains went to women - CNBC

In August, the overall unemployment rate for women ages 20 and over decreased to 4.8% from 5% in July. By comparison, the overall unemployment ...