The gender gap that pervades so much of worklife also is shaping the U.S. labor pool’s recent rebound, only this time it is women who are driving most of the gains. For most of the job market’s near-decade recovery, the steady decline in unemployment was marked by a stubborn paradox: Though more people were finding jobs again, many others stopped looking for work, meaning they were no longer counted as unemployed. How many people participate in the labor force—meaning they are either working or looking for a job—is important...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 01, 2019 10:30 UTC