US Women Exit Labor Force by 845,000 Since January as 165,000 Left in July
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Updated · IBTimes UK · Aug 16
US Women Exit Labor Force by 845,000 Since January as 165,000 Left in July
3 articles · Updated · IBTimes UK · Aug 16
Summary
165,000 women aged 20 and over left the U.S. labor force in July, accounting for the entire monthly net decline while men’s participation was unchanged.
32,000 jobs held by women disappeared in July even as men gained 9,000, extending a year-to-date split in which about 845,000 women exited the workforce versus 406,000 men.
40,000 leisure and hospitality jobs were lost in July; NWLC said women bore 63,000 of those cuts while men in the sector gained 23,000, highlighting the industries driving the imbalance.
61.4% was the overall labor-force participation rate in July—the lowest since February 2021—after a 0.7-point drop since January, a weaker result than economists expected when they forecast 83,000 job gains.
Nearly one in four unemployed women had been searching for work for at least six months, with even higher shares among Asian women and Latinas, pointing to a broader drag beyond a single weak month.