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Unemployment rate for women the lowest in over 60 years

The Labor Department reports that the women's unemployment rate fell last month to 3.1 percent.  The lowest in 66 years.  Louisiana's unemployment rate for women is just a couple of percentage according to Dr. Ali Bustamante with the Louisiana Workforce Commission who says census showed similar numbers just a couple of years ago.  

"What we generally see particularly nationwide and even in the context of Louisiana of a difference of about .2 percentage points," Bustamante said. 


Bustamante says women actually fare better when it comes to unemployment than men do because..."Women generally have considerable employment options in very high demand areas like the medical sector and education," he added.     

Bustamante goes on to say those industries are not as volatile as other male-dominated industries, for example construction. 

Louisiana's unemployment rate is around 4.5 percent, the lowest in some time.