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Show Women as Workers 8 who had jobs for every This means that there were about 18 women workers were While 35 percent of all woman who was unemployed. women,41 percent of all unemployed persons Table 2.-EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF (Persons 14 years were women. WOMEN AND MEN, APRIL 1965 of age and over) Men Women Percent Number distribution Employment 8tatUS Population In the labor force ---- ___________ Employed Unemployed _________ _____________ Armed Forces ______________ Not in the labor force Keeping house Inschool Other 2 I ___________ ___________ 65;817,000 100.0 37.3 51,168,000 77.7 26,108,000 24,648,000 1,460,.000 31,000 43,855,000 37.3 48,513,000 46,422,000 2,091,000 73.7 62.7 14,649,000 22.3 35,284,000 6,662,000 1,910,000 50.4 148,000 6,385,000 8,116,000 9.7 26, 139, 000 _____________ __________________ ____________________ Less than 0.05 percent. 2 Includes Percent distribution· 100.0 69,994,000 _______________ Civilian labor force Number 607,000 (0.9 percent) women and 1,109;000 (1.7 . 35.2 2.1 (1) 9.5 2.7 2,655,000 70.5 3.2 4.0 .2 12.3 percent) men unable to work. of Labor StatistiCs: Employment and Earnings, May 1965. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau women than for men The unemployment rate has been. higher for been widening. in recent years, and the gap between the two rates has the recession of 1960-61 and the high unemployment rates Following for women and 6.5 percent for men), prevailing in 1961 (7.2 percent the rates for both women and men declined, but the employment situation did not improve for women as- much as it did for men. Women's unemployment remained fairly high at 6.2 percent for 1964, (For a more detailed. while the rate for men dropped to 4.7 percent. discussion of women's unemployment, including the unemployment of nonwhite women, see section 40.) s. Most Women Are Homemakers The majority of women continue to be homemakers whether or not million women also have jobs (chart A). In April 1965, they 44' in the labor force, and 35 million of these devoted their full One-third of all married women and to housekeeping, were not tme smgle women as well are hoth homemakers and workers. many During a |
