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Economist Betsey Stevenson on why women are snagging most new U.S. jobs

NPR | By Scott Simon
Published October 3, 2026 at 5:47 AM MDT

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected last month. As in recent months, most new jobs went to women. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of Michigan.

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