(Total number of women, age 16 and older)
Women employed in the United States: 44,712,000
Median weekly earnings: $657
Women’s earnings as percent of men’s: 80.2 (Percentage is the number of cents a woman makes to the dollar a man makes.)
National stats by industry
| Agriculture and related industries Employment 162,000 Median Weekly Earnings $413 Percent of Men’s 84.6 |
Financial Activities Employment 4,126,000 Median Weekly Earnings $732 Percent of Men’s 70.5 |
| Mining, Quarrying, Oil/Gas Extraction Employment 87,000 Median Weekly Earnings $873 Percent of Men’s 79.7 |
Professional and Business Services Employment 4,080,000 Median Weekly Earnings $744 Percent of Men’s 76.6 |
| Construction Employment 568,000 Median Weekly Earnings $696 Percent of Men’s 92.2 |
Education and Health Services Employment 17,133,000 Median Weekly Earnings $717 Percent of Men’s 77 |
| Manufacturing Employment 3,467,000 Median Weekly Earnings $618 Percent of Men’s 73.8 |
Leisure and Hospitality Employment 3,027,000 Median Weekly Earnings $421 Percent of Men’s 83.5 |
| Wholesale/Retail Trade Employment 5,268,000 Median Weekly Earnings $523 Percent of men’s 76 |
Other Services Employment 1,703,000 Median Weekly Earnings $503 Percent of Men’s 72.2 |
| Transportation and Utilities Employment 1,242,000 Median Weekly Earnings $685 Percent of men’s 78.6 |
Public Administration Employment 2,834,000 Median Weekly Earnings $783 Percent of Men’s 78.5 |
| Information Employment 1,615,000 Median Weekly Earnings $756 Percent of Men’s 75.8 - Advertisement -
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