Table 1
Estimating the share of women's UI claims using available data: Distribution of unemployment insurance claims, by sector, week, and gender
| Week ending March 14 | Week ending March 21 | Week ending March 28 | Week ending April 4 | Cumulative share of UI claims in each sector | Number of UI claims per sector | Share of women in each sector | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 44,620 | 24.8% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 0.4% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 7.1% | 48,087 | 14.2% |
| Utilities | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 9,041 | 20.6% |
| Construction | 0.5% | 3.1% | 7.6% | 7.3% | 18.5% | 1,440,289 | 10.5% |
| Manufacturing | 0.2% | 1.3% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 13.8% | 1,773,151 | 29.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.1% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 8.6% | 504,789 | 29.6% |
| Retail Trade | 0.1% | 1.3% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 11.6% | 1,810,888 | 48.4% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 0.2% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 9.1% | 578,206 | 25.8% |
| Information | 0.2% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 5.9% | 176,089 | 40.2% |
| Finance and Insurance | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 92,486 | 57.1% |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 0.2% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 9.0% | 211,611 | 47.3% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 0.1% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 5.8% | 564,133 | 43.3% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 0.1% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 5.1% | 124,459 | 47.3% |
| Admin. and Support, Waste Mgmt. and Remediation Services | 0.3% | 2.2% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 12.7% | 1,197,197 | 40.8% |
| Educational Services | 0.1% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 331,024 | 68.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 0.1% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 7.6% | 1,676,416 | 78.9% |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 0.2% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 17.5% | 510,394 | 46.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 0.3% | 6.3% | 8.5% | 7.3% | 22.5% | 3,229,641 | 53.7% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 0.1% | 3.6% | 7.4% | 7.2% | 18.4% | 847,498 | 53.7% |
| Public Administration | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 95,022 | 45.4% |
| All industries | 0.2% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 10.4% | 15,265,040 | 48.5% |
Notes: Sector-specific UI claims estimated from the 11 states (representing 20% of employment) with reported sector-level claims data. Number of claims uses the The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for 2019 quarter 3, and the share of women in each sector is estimated using the Current Population Survey for 2019.
Sources: EPI analysis of EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0 (2020), https://microdata.epi.org & the Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data series.