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- U.S. women have held more jobs than men for eight months, the longest stretch in over 15 years.
- Indeed analysis shows September nonfarm payrolls rose by 29,000, far below economists’ 84,000 forecast.
- Employed men fell about 1.2 million year-over-year while women rose more than 650,000.
- Health care, employing nearly 80% women, supplied over half of September’s job growth.
