In 2021, female employee earnings were outpaced by male earnings across nearly all industries, with sharp disparities in the professional and technical services industry, as well as the finance and insurance industry. In that year, there were no industries in which women earned more than men.
Gender wage gap by industry in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 12, 2023). Gender wage gap by industry in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244202/us-gender-wage-gap-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Gender wage gap by industry in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244202/us-gender-wage-gap-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Gender wage gap by industry in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244202/us-gender-wage-gap-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Gender Wage Gap by Industry in The United States in 2021, by Median Weekly Earnings (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244202/us-gender-wage-gap-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Gender wage gap by industry in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244202/us-gender-wage-gap-by-industry/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Gender wage gap by industry in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/244202/us-gender-wage-gap-by-industry/