Economist examines gender gap in latest US jobs report
University of Michigan economist Betsey Stevenson discussed hiring disparities revealed in the newest US employment data with NPR's Scott Simon.
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The United States added fewer jobs than economists had expected last month, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2 percent, according to the latest government data.
The figures prompted renewed scrutiny of how the labor market is affecting different groups of workers. In an interview with NPR's Scott Simon, economist Betsey Stevenson of the University of Michigan walked through what the report shows about a gender gap emerging in recent hiring trends.
Stevenson, a labor economist who studies workforce trends, offered context on how shifts in specific industries can produce uneven outcomes for men and women even when overall jobs numbers move in the same direction.
The conversation came as policymakers and economists continue to debate what the slower pace of hiring signals about the broader health of the US economy heading into the final months of the year.
NPR did not release additional figures beyond the overall unemployment rate and the shortfall in job creation compared with forecasts.
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