NEWS FLASH

Unemployment Rate For Men And Women Is Equal For The First Time Since 2007 | Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 243,000 jobs were created last month, 100,000 more than analysts had predicted, bringing the unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent. But as the National Women’s Law Center noted, the recovery has not been kind to women, for whom the unemployment rate has been essentially flat since 2009. In fact, for the first time since 2007, BLS showed the same unemployment rate for men and women:

The NWLC noted that “women gained 95,000 jobs last month — 39 percent of the 243,000 jobs added. The largest gains for women were in professional and business services, which include temporary help services, and leisure and hospitality.”