Men Grab Most New Jobs, Even in Retailing

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Tim Mullaney, Men Got 2 of 3 New Jobs Last Year; Many Take work in female-strong sectors. USA Today, Jan 3, 2012 (title in print).
http://www.usatoday.com/money/ec ... men-jobs/52342710/1

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Last year, "retailers have added 216,900 men vs. about 9,000 women. Also, manufacturers have added more than 250,000 men and cut 33,000 women.

"Women's share of U.S. jobs — private and government — peaked at 49.99% in October 2009 as layoffs racked construction and financial services. The percentage of women in workplaces is down to 49.4%, according to the BLS [Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor].