The gender pay gap narrowed in Q2 with median weekly earnings for women working full-time rising to 84.5 percent relative to those of men, the narrowest such gap on record. Despite concerns earlier in the pandemic of a "she-cession", women have been a significant driver of the labor market recovery.
This mirrors and is likely a reflection of strengthening employment trends for women: Women's employment-population ratio for ages 25-54 rose to a record high 75.3 percent in June 2023. Over the course of the recovery, American women have been increasingly looking for work and finding it.
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