Monday, November 5, 2007

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook:

* In 2006, about 59% of women were in the labor force.
* Since early 1980s, women’s and men’s unemployment rates have continued to be similar; in 2006 they were the same.
* From 1975 to 2000, the rate of working mothers with children under age of 18 rose from 47% to 73%, where it remained in 2006.
* One-third of women in the labor force had college degrees as of 2006.
* In 2006, women accounted for 50.6% of those employed in management, professional, and related occupations.
* Employed Asian women were more likely to work in higher-paying management, professional, and related occupations than White, Black, or Hispanic women in the labor force.
* By industry, more than 50% of women were employed in financial activities, education and health services, and leisure and hospitality.
* Women working full-time in 2006 had median weekly earnings of $600, compared to median income of men at $743 weekly. Earnings of White women were slightly higher than what Asian or Hispanic women earned.
* Women with college degrees earned 81% more than women with only a high school diploma.

 

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INE Report: Hiring Forecasts Slip for Manufacturing and Service Sectors

* Lowest October manufacturing difficulty in four years
* Lowest October service-sector recruiting difficulty in three years
* Employment expectations down in manufacturing; up in service sector
Manufacturing Series
 Net Increasing Index November 2007
41.5 Employment Expectations
12.1 New Hire Compensation
23.5 Exempt Vacancies
18.9 Nonexempt Vacancies
16.2 Recruiting Difficulty
Service Sector Series
Net Increasing Index November 2007
42.5 Employment Expectations
14.7 New Hire Compensation
0.9 Exempt Vacancies
1.0 Nonexempt Vacancies
11.0 Recruiting Difficulty

 

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JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER

On the last business day of August 2007, there were 4.1 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.
 Job Openings - In August, the job openings rate remained at 2.9 percent. Regionally, the job openings rate declined in the Northeast and West. Over the year, the job openings rate rose in finance and insurance. The rate fell in natural resources and mining; transportation, warehousing, and utilities; and information. Regionally, the job openings rate fell over the year in the Northeast and Midwest.
Hires - The hires rate changed little at 3.4 percent in August, and the hires rate did not change significantly in any industry or region. From August 2006 to August 2007, the hires rate increased in nondurable manufacturing; finance and insurance; and federal government. The hires rate decreased in durable manufacturing; retail trade; transportation, warehousing, and utilities; and state and local government. Regionally, the hires rate fell over the year in the South.

 

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