November Employment Numbers Show Women Regaining Lost Jobs

November Employment Numbers Show Women Regaining Lost Jobs November Employment Numbers Show Women Regaining Lost Jobs Overall, women have regained 54 percent of jobs lost since December 2007 and men have regained about 52 percent of lost jobs. Over the year, 45 percent of vacant positions were filled by females, equating to 853,000 jobs. The difference between employment of men and women has narrowed significantly, falling to 1.75 mio fewer jobs for women in November 2012 compared to 3.4 million fewer jobs in December 2007.Unemployment dropped to 7.7 percent in November for working adults as adult women saw a drop in unemployment from 7.7 to 7.6 percent over the month and men saw a drop from 8 percent to 7.9 percent. As of November, 12 million workers remain unemployed.