Figure B
Women make up the vast majority of domestic workers: Share of workers who are women or men, for domestic workers, for all other workers, and by domestic worker occupation, 2021
| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic workers | 90.2% | 9.8% |
| All other workers | 46.3% | 53.7% |
| House cleaners | 94.4% | 5.6% |
| Nannies | 95.6% | 4.4% |
| Child care (in own home) | 97.4% | 2.6% |
| Home care (non-agency) | 81.8% | 18.2% |
| Home care (agency-based) | 87.8% | 12.2% |
Note: To ensure sufficient sample sizes, this figure draws from pooled 2019–2021 microdata.
Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.32 (2022), https://microdata.epi.org.
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