WoMN Focus » wvwv http://www.womnfocus.com A site dedicated to encouraging women in Minnesota to be more politically active Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:43:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS NUMBERS REINFORCE: UNMARRIED WOMEN MUCH HARDER HIT BY SHARP DOWNTURN http://www.womnfocus.com/2009/03/25/bureau-of-labor-statistics-numbers-reinforce-unmarried-women-much-harder-hit-by-sharp-downturn/ http://www.womnfocus.com/2009/03/25/bureau-of-labor-statistics-numbers-reinforce-unmarried-women-much-harder-hit-by-sharp-downturn/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:52:25 +0000 Robin Marty http://womnfocus.wordpress.com/?p=8 Unmarried women’s unemployment rate higher than national average at 9.5%

(Via Women’s Voices, Women’s Vote)

Washington, D.C. – February’s unemployment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), released today, reinforces what one advocacy group has been emphasizing for years: Unmarried women are among the hardest hit during an economic crisis. The current overall unemployment rate is 8.1% and for unmarried women, 9.5% is not only higher than the national average, but is also essentially double that of married women (5.1%).Full release here…

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