According to an industry analysis of data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, women accounted for 158,000 of the 162,000 new jobs added that month, or about 98%. Laura Ullrich, director of economic research at Indeed's recruitment lab, said the gap between the number of employed women and men has climbed to an unprecedented level with the release of the non-farm payrolls report on Friday. “We are in the midst of a transformation,” Ullrich said. “This change is happening right before our eyes.” The healthcare sector, which is seen as the engine of labor market growth over the past year, continued to increase jobs in August. More than four out of five employees in the industry are women. Furthermore, the local government and education sector's job market recovered strongly in August, adding 42,000 new jobs, accounting for about a quarter of the total net increase. In education, training, and library-related positions, women account for nearly three-quarters.

According to an industry analysis of data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, women accounted for 158,000 of the 162,000 new jobs added that month, or about 98%. Laura Ullrich, director of economic research at Indeed's recruitment lab, said the gap between the number of employed women and men has climbed to an unprecedented level with the release of the non-farm payrolls report on Friday. “We are in the midst of a transformation,” Ullrich said. “This change is happening right before our eyes.” The healthcare sector, which is seen as the engine of labor market growth over the past year, continued to increase jobs in August. More than four out of five employees in the industry are women. Furthermore, the local government and education sector's job market recovered strongly in August, adding 42,000 new jobs, accounting for about a quarter of the total net increase. In education, training, and library-related positions, women account for nearly three-quarters.