Headline Net Payroll Change
+142.0k
Total nonfarm establishment payrolls
Why did women capture nearly all net gains?
Net job growth was concentrated in heavily female-staffed non-cyclical service sectors (Healthcare, Education, and Local Government) while male-concentrated cyclical goods-producing sectors (Manufacturing and Construction) contracted, compounding female share to 94.2% of net payroll expansion.
Sectoral Net Job Flow & Gender Decomposition
Female Share
Male Share
| Industry Sector | Net Change (k) | Female Ratio | Female Net (k) | Male Net (k) |
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Establishment vs. Household Survey: The BLS Nonfarm Payroll (CES) counts jobs by industry establishment, while the Household Survey (CPS) measures individual labor force status and prime-age participation.
Because healthcare and education are structural service anchors with high female employment concentrations (>68%), cyclical slowdowns in durable manufacturing and heavy construction create an extreme divergence in headline gender net shares.