The recession continues to hit women harder than men in the US, with over 300,000 women dropping out of the labour force in the last two months, according to government figures.
Data from the US Bureau of Labour Statistics reveal that there were 324,000 fewer US women working at the end of April than at the end of February.
Over 53 women in the US are seeking work but not in work.
Only 56 per cent of all adult women, excluding those in the military, prison or in nursing homes are in work in the US, the lowest level since 1993. In the UK 65 per cent of working-aged women are employed.
Sixty three per cent of US men and women are in work, the lowest level since 1981, and whilst the number of men in the workforce grew by 14,000 in March, in April it fell by 196,000.
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