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The United States hasn’t seen unemployment levels this high since the Great Depression, but this time, it’s women who are left without jobs.
In April, 25 million Americans lost their jobs, but women were unemployed at a higher rate than men: the unemployment rate was 16.2% for women, compared to 13.5% for men, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Maddy Simpson is a reporter for Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser. Contact her at madeline (dot) simpson (@) arizent (dot) com.
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