Women's History

Since the 1970s, women’s labor force participation and educational attainment have risen markedly. Women now work in a much broader array of fields. Although women's earnings have risen compared with men’s, differences remain. This Spotlight on Statistics examines these changes and other measures of women in the workplace.

December 2019 report.

This interactive visualization shows the number of women and men full-time workers and their annual earnings in over 300 occupations.

Find the most recent annual averages for selected labor force characteristics. Data are presented by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, educational attainment, marital status, and parental status when available.

Find data on selected characteristics of women veterans. Data are presented by sex, period of service, and employment sector.

Here you will find a broad range of resources for women in the labor force produced by or in collaboration with the Women's Bureau.

Here you will find current and historical statistics on a broad range of topics and sub-populations of women in the labor force. This page is updated regularly.

From the CDC and National Center for Health Statistics, view a range of women's health statistics.