“This labor market just won’t quit,” observed Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell, calling the slight rise to 4% “still pretty damn good!”
“Labor force participation rate for prime-age workers at highest level since 2002,” she noted, adding: “Prime-age women’s labor force participation rate at highest level EVER.”
Joey Politano, who writes about economics at Apricitas Economics, charted what women’s unemployment looks like:
Women's employment rates rose to another record high in May! What a historic recovery from the depths of the pandemic pic.twitter.com/BE3s6OpNc5
— Joey Politano 🏳️🌈 (@JosephPolitano) June 7, 2024