60 Percent of Women’s Job Gains in the Recovery Are in the 10 Largest Low-Wage Jobs

Women have regained a large number of the jobs they lost during the recession, but their gains are highly concentrated in low-wage occupations. Sixty percent of the increase in employment for women between 2009 and 2012 was in the 10 largest occupations that typically pay less than $10.10 per hour. In contrast, these 10 low-wage occupations accounted for only 20 percent of men’s employment growth over the same period.

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60 Percent of Women’s Job Gains in the Recovery Are in the 10 Largest Low-Wage Jobs