For First Time Women Make Up Half of U.S. Workforce

For the first time women make up as large a portion of the US workforce as men.

Kelly Evans of The Wall Street Journal writes:

Deep cuts in male-heavy sectors like construction and manufacturing have left unemployment for men age 16 and over at 11.4% as of October -- a quarter-century high. Joblessness among women is lower, at 8.8%, as employment in female-heavy sectors like education and health care has remained steadier.

Men, however, still earn more, by an average of more than ten grand a year.