Women are on their way to holding more than half of all American jobs. 女性拥有接近半数以上的美国工作。
The latest government report shows that their share of nonfarm jobs nearly reached fifty percent in September. 最新政府报告表明, 9 月份非农业类女性工作接近 50% 。
Not only have more and more women entered the labor market over the years. 近年来,不仅仅是越来越多的女性进入劳动力市场。
But the recession has been harder on men. 而且本次经济衰退对男性影响更大。
In October the unemployment rate for men was almost eleven percent compared to eight percent for women. 10 月,男性的失业率接近 11% ,而女性的失业率 8% 。