Women Captured Nearly 90% of New Payroll Jobs Under Trump’s Second Term

Justin Wolfers’ June analysis shows that during the second Trump administration the United States created 468,000 net payroll jobs, and women filled 403,000 of them, representing 86% of the total. The gender gap is explained largely by the surge in sectors that were already predominantly female at the start of 2025, notably private education and health services, which together added more than 800,000 positions. In contrast, industries dominated by men lost 218,000 jobs and gender-balanced fields shed 142,000.

Within individual sectors, employment trends actually moved modestly toward men, indicating the overall disparity stems from sectoral shifts rather than hiring bias. Healthcare alone accounted for almost all of the increase in female employment. The findings have drawn sharp backlash on platforms like X, where commentators such as Matt Walsh claim the data reflects a deliberate push of men out of the workforce.