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US Labor Stats: 140,000 Women Lost Their Jobs In December

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Published on 08/26/22 / In News Channel

As if the end of the year weren't hard enough, the December jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics said 140,000 jobs were lost last month.<br />According to Business Insider, the data shows all of those lost jobs were held by women.<br />Among the newly-unemployed, Black and Latina women working in retail and education sectors were hit the hardest.<br />The US posted a surprise decline in payrolls in December and all of the 140,000 jobs lost were held by women.<br />As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, the US economic recovery has been mostly stagnant.<br />Small businesses nationwide have been hit particularly hard. Many are being forced to lay off staff or close altogether to curb the pandemic's spread.

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