Great Recession - change in employment by gender and industry
Change in employment during the Great Recession in the United States between December 2007 and June 2009 by gender and industry (in 1,000s)
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This statistic shows the change in employment during the Great Recession by gender and industry. During the Great recession, employment among women in the leisure and hospitality sector plummeted by 244,000.
Change in employment during the Great Recession in the United States between December 2007 and June 2009 by gender and industry (in 1,000s)
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| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Mining and logging | 0 | -54 |
| Construction | -137 | -1,347 |
| Manufacturing | -600 | -1,412 |
| Wholesale trade | -142 | -317 |
| Retail trade | -459 | -588 |
| Transportation and warehousing | -92 | -241 |
| Utilities | -12 | 16 |
| Information | -114 | -115 |
| Finance | -284 | -189 |
| Professional and business services | -644 | -964 |
| Education and health services | 491 | 128 |
| Leisure and hospitality | -244 | -210 |
| Other services | -33 | -107 |
| All government | 132 | 48 |
| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Mining and logging | 0 | -54 |
| Construction | -137 | -1,347 |
| Manufacturing | -600 | -1,412 |
| Wholesale trade | -142 | -317 |
| Retail trade | -459 | -588 |
| Transportation and warehousing | -92 | -241 |
| Utilities | -12 | 16 |
| Information | -114 | -115 |
| Finance | -284 | -189 |
| Professional and business services | -644 | -964 |
| Education and health services | 491 | 128 |
| Leisure and hospitality | -244 | -210 |
| Other services | -33 | -107 |
| All government | 132 | 48 |
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Jul 6, 2011
This statistic shows the change in employment during the Great Recession by gender and industry. During the Great recession, employment among women in the leisure and hospitality sector plummeted by 244,000.
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- Bureau of Labor Statistics
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- Release date
- July 2011
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- December 2007 to June 2009
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Supplementary notes
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Data are seasonally adjusted. Estimates for May 2011
are preliminary and subject to revision.
The recession is dated from december 2007 to June 2009.
The time of recovery is dated from june 2009 to may 2011.
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- Source
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Show further sources information
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- July 2011
More information
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- December 2007 to June 2009
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Supplementary notes
-
Data are seasonally adjusted. Estimates for May 2011
are preliminary and subject to revision.
The recession is dated from december 2007 to June 2009.
The time of recovery is dated from june 2009 to may 2011.
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