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US Labor Stats: 140,000 Women Lost Their Jobs In December

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US Labor Stats: 140,000 Women Lost Their Jobs In December

US Labor Stats: 140,000 Women Lost Their Jobs In December

As if the end of the year weren't hard enough, the December jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics said 140,000 jobs were lost last month.

According to Business Insider, the data shows all of those lost jobs were held by women.

Among the newly-unemployed, Black and Latina women working in retail and education sectors were hit the hardest.

The US posted a surprise decline in payrolls in December and all of the 140,000 jobs lost were held by women.


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