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Employed Women vs Men Since the Pandemic (Household Survey)
Change in employed people since February 2020, thousands
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted, people aged 16 and over. The survey was not collected for October 2025 (the 2025 lapse in appropriations): the line breaks there. New population controls each January can step the levels.
The household survey counts people rather than jobs and includes the self-employed. It is noisier than the payroll count, and the January population-control steps show as jumps, but it is the check on whether payroll gains reach people.
What this chart reads
- Employed Women, Household Survey (U.S.)as “Women”latest 2026-09-01
- Employed Men, Household Survey (U.S.)as “Men”latest 2026-09-01
Sources
Employed Women, Household Survey (U.S.). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Level - Women (LNS12000002), via FRED. Public domain.
Employed Men, Household Survey (U.S.). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Level - Men (LNS12000001), via FRED. Public domain.
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