Table 5.8
Industry distribution and job loss, by gender, 2007–2011
| Share of workers in various industries, 2007 | Difference (women – men) | Net employment change, Dec. 2007–Dec. 2011 | Difference (women – men) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Women | Men | All | Women | Men | |||
| Total nonfarm | 100% | 100% | 100% | -4.2% | -3.0% | -5.4% | 2.4 | |
| Mining | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.8% | -0.7 | 13.5% | 16.4% | 13.1% | 3.3 |
| Construction | 5.5 | 1.4 | 9.4 | -8.0 | -25.9 | -24.2 | -26.1 | 1.9 |
| Manufacturing | 10.1 | 6.0 | 14.0 | -8.0 | -14.1 | -18.6 | -12.2 | -6.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 4.4 | 2.7 | 5.9 | -3.2 | -7.8 | -8.9 | -7.3 | -1.7 |
| Retail trade | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 0.7 | -5.4 | -7.8 | -3.0 | -4.8 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3.3 | 1.7 | 4.8 | -3.2 | -4.9 | -10.1 | -3.3 | -6.8 |
| Utilities | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -11.3 | 4.9 | -16.2 |
| Information | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | -0.5 | -12.5 | -16.8 | -9.4 | -7.3 |
| Financial activities | 6.0 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 2.7 | -6.4 | -8.2 | -3.8 | -4.4 |
| Professional and business services | 13.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | -2.0 | -2.6 | -3.2 | -2.1 | -1.0 |
| Educational services | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 2.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 11.2 | 18.5 | 4.2 | 14.3 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 11.8 | -5.0 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 9.8 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Other services | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.5 | -2.9 | -1.7 | -4.1 | 2.4 |
| Federal government | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| State and local government | 14.2 | 17.2 | 11.5 | 5.7 | -2.4 | -2.0 | -3.0 | 1.0 |
Note: Industry distribution shares may not total to 100 percent due to rounding.
Source: Authors' analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics
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