Estimating the share and level of women's UI claims using available data: Sector-based UI claims adjusted by predicted gender shares, March 15--April 4, 2020
| Women with UI claims | |
|---|---|
| Sector-based share of UI claims | 45.3% |
| Sector-based level of UI claims | 6,798,836 |
| Lower bound, predicted share | 52.2% |
| Upper bound, predicted share | 55.8% |
| Lower bound, adjusted level | 7,834,420 |
| Upper bound, adjusted level | 8,374,725 |
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data series; EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0 (2020), https://microdata.epi.org; state-level gender-specific UI initial claims data for Minnesota, North Dakota, and Nevada; and sector-specific initial UI claims data for Alabama, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Nevada, New York, Oregon, and Washington, retrieved from each state's employment office
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