Title: FREDBlog: Working 9 to 5--Women & The Workforce (Reading Q&A)
Course: Alabama Economics Sample Syllabus > Section: Unit 8: Labor Markets

Procedure: The overall proportion of women employed in the labor force broke through the 50/50 threshold in late 2009 and in 2019. This FRED Blog post uses data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to describe the presence of women on payrolls. We discuss the growing share of women employed and its breakdown by industry.

Estimated Completion Time: 5 minutes