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Women gained half of jobs in September

Based on the September employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women and men both gained 57,000 jobs in September, according to an analysis by the Institute for Women's Policy.

By Amanda McGrory-Dixon | Updated on October 08, 2012

Based on the September employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women and men both gained 57,000 jobs in September, according to an analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy.

Women especially saw strong job gains in education and health services with 40,000 new jobs, financial activities with 15,000 new jobs and professional and business services with 14,000 new jobs. On average, 146,000 jobs have been added each month since January, and 43 percent of those positions have been filled by women.

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