Women lost 156K jobs last month while men gained 16K, per @BLS_gov.

Gender differences in loss rates in industry (figure) can't explain it.

Instead, industry job loss rates strongly correlate (r=0.4) w/women's job share.

Caveat: 1-month estimates are noisy, esp for subgroups.
Applying industry-specific job change rates to Nov employment levels by gender & ignoring any gender differences in loss rates within industry, the implied job change for women is -150K and for men is +11K, very close to the observed levels.
Clarification: Applying industry-specific job change rates to Nov employment levels by **industry-gender** & ignoring any gender differences in loss rates within industry, the total implied job change for women is -150K and for men is +11K, very close to the observed levels.
In contrast, applying gender-specific job change rates to Nov employment levels by industry-gender & ignoring any industry differences in loss rates within gender, the total implied job change for women is -275K and for men is +26K, farther from observed levels.
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