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Women's Work Force Assignment

The statistics in the table below were collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They represent the number of full-time workers in the listed occupations in 1999. They are statistics on the jobs we have been working with in class. Your assignment is to take the job you are assigned, look up the information requested for it in the table, then use that information to calculate the percentage of women working in it, and the number of men employed in it. Complete each step below, and be prepared to turn in this sheet (with your completed work in the appropriate spaces) at the start of our next class. Please work as neatly and legibly as you can.

Write out the name of the job you are assigned.

According to the table, how many people were employed in this occupation in 1999?

According to the table, how many women were employed in this occupation in 1999?

Divide the number of women employed by the total number employed, then multiply the result by 100. Round off to the nearest 1/10 and add a percent sign. This is the percentage of women employed in this job in 1999. Show your work below and circle your final answer. If you use a calculator, write out the symbol on each button you pushed, in the order in which you pushed them. (For example, if you were assigned All Occupations you would write out: 42444000 / 97626000 x 100 = 43.4761. Rounding off and adding a percent sign you would circle 43.5%) If you do not use a calculator, show your complete long division and multiplication calculations. Do not forget to circle your final answer.

	Total #	# Females	% Females	# Males
	Employed	Employed	Employed	Employed
All Occupations	97,626,000	42,444,000
Accountant	1,362,000	813,000
Bartender	167,000	70,000
Bookkeeper	1,084,000	977,000
Bus Driver	284,000	119,000
Computer Programmer	564,000	159,000
Doctor	460,000	125,000
Engineer	1,945,000	197,000
Farm Laborer	531,000	68,000
Firefighter	204,000	3,000
Lawyer	577,000	191,000
Librarian	183,000	151,000
Plumber	417,000	9,000
Police/Detective	602,000	83,000
Real Estate Sales	315,000	177,000
Registered Nurse	1,585,000	1,443,000
School Administrator	703,000	420,000
Secretary	2,162,000	2,136,000
Teacher	4,259,000	3,129,000
Waiter	652,000	480,000

Source: Median Weekly Earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in 1999
U.S. Department of Labor EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS January 2000

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