'Women received almost 60% of those pink slips...'
As the coronavirus pandemic sparks job losses across the country, new data suggests that women are being impacted more than men.
The IWPR calculated that 412,288 — or 58.8% — of the 701,000 job losses in nonfarm payroll employment were experienced by women. Women who work in leisure and hospitality saw the biggest losses in March, with employment dropping by 261,000 jobs, compared with 181,000 jobs for men. Other sectors that saw bigger losses for women include:
One area where both men and women saw job gains in March was in government, where both saw an addition of 13,000 jobs, respectively. One reason for this, according to the IWPR, is jobs created because of the census survey.
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