The Man-Cession Denials: Job Losses Affecting Men Far More Than Women

In the last week, there have been a number of news reports that could be classified as “man-cession denials.” Here are some examples:

St. Louis — A new St. Louis Fed research report released today debunks the popular notion that the current recession is predominantly a “man-cession”-a recession hurting American males proportionately more than women and other demographic groups.

Reuters — The novelty of the man-cession has been overstated. Delve deeper, and men have not been doing so badly by historic standards.

CNBC– Recessions are almost always man-cessions.

The data, certainly at least the male and female unemployment rates, suggest otherwise-the current “man-cession” is a very real and historically unprecedented labor market phenomenon, see the charts above and see the full analysis here at The Enterprise Blog.

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