Simulated job change by gender in the Great Recession and its aftermath (Dec. 2007–June 2014), controlling for industry
| Year | Women–actual change | Men–actual change | Women–simulated change | Men–simulated change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/01/01 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2007/02/01 | 0.22% | -0.09% | 0.16% | 0.03% |
| 2007/03/01 | 0.36% | 0.06% | 0.19% | 0.18% |
| 2007/04/01 | 0.47% | 0.06% | 0.29% | 0.22% |
| 2007/05/01 | 0.68% | 0.06% | 0.46% | 0.28% |
| 2007/06/01 | 0.78% | 0.07% | 0.51% | 0.31% |
| 2007/07/01 | 0.83% | -0.02% | 0.59% | 0.26% |
| 2007/08/01 | 1.00% | -0.21% | 0.59% | 0.26% |
| 2007/09/01 | 1.11% | -0.18% | 0.67% | 0.32% |
| 2007/10/01 | 1.25% | -0.20% | 0.78% | 0.37% |
| 2007/11/01 | 1.36% | -0.14% | 0.83% | 0.47% |
| 2007/12/01 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2008/01/01 | 0.01% | 0.01% | -0.02% | 0.06% |
| 2008/02/01 | 0.05% | -0.15% | -0.05% | -0.04% |
| 2008/03/01 | 0.10% | -0.31% | -0.05% | -0.09% |
| 2008/04/01 | 0.07% | -0.59% | -0.15% | -0.22% |
| 2008/05/01 | 0.04% | -0.81% | -0.26% | -0.34% |
| 2008/06/01 | -0.05% | -0.97% | -0.37% | -0.39% |
| 2008/07/01 | -0.04% | -1.28% | -0.46% | -0.60% |
| 2008/08/01 | -0.23% | -1.46% | -0.68% | -0.71% |
| 2008/09/01 | -0.45% | -1.89% | -0.95% | -1.02% |
| 2008/10/01 | -0.70% | -2.32% | -1.24% | -1.32% |
| 2008/11/01 | -0.93% | -3.18% | -1.50% | -1.95% |
| 2008/12/01 | -1.24% | -3.87% | -1.88% | -2.41% |
| 2009/01/01 | -1.66% | -4.59% | -2.37% | -2.86% |
| 2009/02/01 | -1.96% | -5.30% | -2.77% | -3.36% |
| 2009/03/01 | -2.34% | -6.11% | -3.19% | -3.93% |
| 2009/04/01 | -2.70% | -6.72% | -3.57% | -4.32% |
| 2009/05/01 | -2.88% | -7.05% | -3.83% | -4.48% |
| 2009/06/01 | -3.08% | -7.52% | -4.12% | -4.78% |
| 2009/07/01 | -3.27% | -7.81% | -4.37% | -4.95% |
| 2009/08/01 | -3.40% | -7.98% | -4.57% | -5.00% |
| 2009/09/01 | -3.58% | -8.14% | -4.72% | -5.09% |
| 2009/10/01 | -3.67% | -8.33% | -4.88% | -5.18% |
| 2009/11/01 | -3.75% | -8.26% | -5.03% | -5.07% |
| 2009/12/01 | -3.87% | -8.55% | -5.18% | -5.26% |
| 2010/01/01 | -3.87% | -8.52% | -5.21% | -5.21% |
| 2010/02/01 | -3.92% | -8.55% | -5.30% | -5.16% |
| 2010/03/01 | -3.82% | -8.42% | -5.23% | -5.06% |
| 2010/04/01 | -3.81% | -8.08% | -5.26% | -4.79% |
| 2010/05/01 | -3.49% | -7.65% | -5.01% | -4.43% |
| 2010/06/01 | -3.63% | -7.69% | -5.18% | -4.42% |
| 2010/07/01 | -3.73% | -7.68% | -5.34% | -4.36% |
| 2010/08/01 | -3.85% | -7.62% | -5.46% | -4.31% |
| 2010/09/01 | -3.96% | -7.60% | -5.54% | -4.31% |
| 2010/10/01 | -3.86% | -7.35% | -5.49% | -4.12% |
| 2010/11/01 | -3.81% | -7.21% | -5.44% | -3.99% |
| 2010/12/01 | -3.74% | -7.17% | -5.38% | -3.95% |
| 2011/01/01 | -3.75% | -7.07% | -5.40% | -3.82% |
| 2011/02/01 | -3.70% | -6.88% | -5.35% | -3.67% |
| 2011/03/01 | -3.58% | -6.69% | -5.26% | -3.49% |
| 2011/04/01 | -3.35% | -6.46% | -5.07% | -3.32% |
| 2011/05/01 | -3.40% | -6.27% | -5.16% | -3.12% |
| 2011/06/01 | -3.30% | -6.05% | -5.06% | -2.95% |
| 2011/07/01 | -3.32% | -5.88% | -5.10% | -2.82% |
| 2011/08/01 | -3.19% | -5.84% | -5.02% | -2.73% |
| 2011/09/01 | -3.05% | -5.66% | -4.94% | -2.59% |
| 2011/10/01 | -2.95% | -5.50% | -4.83% | -2.46% |
| 2011/11/01 | -2.87% | -5.34% | -4.76% | -2.31% |
| 2011/12/01 | -2.75% | -5.18% | -4.63% | -2.21% |
| 2012/01/01 | -2.51% | -4.90% | -4.38% | -1.92% |
| 2012/02/01 | -2.36% | -4.72% | -4.26% | -1.72% |
| 2012/03/01 | -2.22% | -4.51% | -4.10% | -1.50% |
| 2012/04/01 | -2.15% | -4.44% | -4.02% | -1.41% |
| 2012/05/01 | -2.03% | -4.40% | -3.93% | -1.39% |
| 2012/06/01 | -2.02% | -4.29% | -3.87% | -1.26% |
| 2012/07/01 | -1.91% | -4.16% | -3.75% | -1.16% |
| 2012/08/01 | -1.79% | -4.07% | -3.63% | -1.04% |
| 2012/09/01 | -1.64% | -3.98% | -3.52% | -0.96% |
| 2012/10/01 | -1.44% | -3.86% | -3.35% | -0.83% |
| 2012/11/01 | -1.32% | -3.68% | -3.21% | -0.63% |
| 2012/12/01 | -1.21% | -3.49% | -3.11% | -0.44% |
| 2013/01/01 | -1.08% | -3.34% | -2.97% | -0.32% |
| 2013/02/01 | -0.91% | -3.10% | -2.82% | -0.09% |
| 2013/03/01 | -0.81% | -3.00% | -2.72% | -0.01% |
| 2013/04/01 | -0.61% | -2.90% | -2.52% | 0.12% |
| 2013/05/01 | -0.47% | -2.76% | -2.37% | 0.30% |
| 2013/06/01 | -0.30% | -2.63% | -2.21% | 0.43% |
| 2013/07/01 | -0.17% | -2.54% | -2.07% | 0.55% |
| 2013/08/01 | 0.07% | -2.49% | -1.86% | 0.61% |
| 2013/09/01 | 0.20% | -2.38% | -1.72% | 0.67% |
| 2013/10/01 | 0.36% | -2.20% | -1.56% | 0.89% |
| 2013/11/01 | 0.48% | -1.93% | -1.41% | 1.11% |
| 2013/12/01 | 0.56% | -1.89% | -1.34% | 1.17% |
| 2014/01/01 | 0.54% | -1.67% | -1.33% | 1.35% |
| 2014/02/01 | 0.72% | -1.52% | -1.15% | 1.50% |
| 2014/03/01 | 0.86% | -1.36% | -1.00% | 1.66% |
| 2014/04/01 | 1.11% | -1.18% | -0.73% | 1.81% |
| 2014/05/01 | 1.24% | -0.98% | -0.61% | 2.05% |
| 2014/06/01 | 1.45% | -0.75% | -0.40% | 2.27% |
Note: Simulated lines assume that, in December 2007, women and men had the same industry distribution, but that male and female employment within each industry evolved as it actually did after 2007.
Underlying data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics public data series. The graph presents the results of an exercise showing how employment of men and women would have changed over the four-year period if, in December 2007, men and women had had the same industry distribution but if job changes by gender within each industry had evolved as they actually did between December 2007 and December 2011.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics
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