Table

Industry distribution and job loss, by gender, 2007–2013

2007 Distribution Employment  change, December 2007– September 2013
 Industry All Female Male Percentage-point change between female and male All Female Male Percentage-point change between female and male
Total nonfarm 100% 100% 100% -1.2% 0.1% -2.5% 2.6
Mining 0.5% 0.1% 0.9% -0.8 19.2% 20.6% 19.0% 1.6
Construction 5.5% 1.4% 9.4% -8.0 -22.3% -20.8% -22.5% 1.7
Manufacturing 10.1% 6.0% 13.9% -8.0 -12.9% -18.2% -10.8% -7.4
Wholesale trade 4.4% 2.7% 5.9% -3.2 -4.1% -6.3% -3.2% -3.1
Retail trade 11.3% 11.6% 11.0% 0.6 -2.1% -1.6% -2.5% 0.8
Transportation and warehousing 3.3% 1.7% 4.8% -3.2 -1.2% -5.2% 0.1% -5.3
Utilities 0.4% 0.2% 0.6% -0.3 -0.1% -11.0% 4.0% -15.0
Information 2.2% 1.9% 2.5% -0.5 -11.3% -16.6% -7.4% -9.2
Financial activities 6.1% 7.5% 4.7% 2.7 -4.6% -7.6% -0.1% -7.5
Professional and business services 13.0% 12.0% 14.0% -2.1 3.4% 3.3% 3.4% -0.1
Educational services 2.1% 2.7% 1.6% 1.0 13.6% 13.9% 13.1% 0.7
Health care and social assistance 11.2% 18.5% 4.2% 14.3 11.5% 10.5% 15.5% -5.0
Leisure and hospitality 9.8% 10.6% 9.0% 1.6 5.0% 3.9% 6.3% -2.4
Other services 4.0% 4.3% 3.7% 0.5 -0.5% 0.5% -1.5% 2.0
Federal 2.0% 1.8% 2.2% -0.4 -1.1% 0.3% -2.3% 2.6
State and Local 14.2% 17.2% 11.5% 5.7 -2.4% -2.1% -2.8% 0.7

Note: Industry distribution shares may not total to 100 percent due to rounding

Source: Authors' analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics public data series

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