Mark Whitehouse, Columnist

Thank Women for the Healthy U.S. Job Market

They’ve been doing more than men to meet demand.

September 6, 2019 at 1:25 PM UTC

Mark Whitehouse is a member of the editorial board covering global economics and finance. Previously, he reported on economics for the Wall Street Journal and was managing editor of Vedomosti, a Russian-language business daily.

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The U.S. job market has been good to President Donald Trump: Over the past few years, ample hiring has reduced unemployment to extreme lows, yet there’s little sign of the kind of overheating that could lead to unwelcome inflation.

For this, to a significant extent, Trump has women to thank.