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January job numbers are out. Black and Asian women's unemployment rose in January, while Latina unemployment continues to be among the highest in the country. White women saw a decrease in their unemployment rate.https://bit.ly/3jtbWJ6 

According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, unemployment data shows: — White women are at 5.1%, down from 5.7% — Black women saw an increase to 8.5% (8.4% in December)https://bit.ly/3jtbWJ6 

— Asian women, for whom the data is not seasonally adjusted because the sample size is much smaller, saw a rise to 7.9% from 6.6%. — Latinas saw a decrease, from 9.1 to 8.8%, but their unemployment rate continues to be among the highest of any group.https://bit.ly/3jtbWJ6 

Asian women and Latinas are more likely to be the household's secondary earner and primary caregiver. That means that those groups are particularly susceptible to the child care challenges that have come to define this recession.https://bit.ly/3l1GIIi 

Women dominate the jobs most vulnerable to coronavirus closures — fields like hospitality and care work — and they are also bearing an outsized care burden at home. As a result, millions have left the workforce — and about 275K women left last month alone.https://bit.ly/3jtbWJ6 

In addition, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised figures from December, when it originally reported a drop of about 140,000 net jobs — all of which was driven by losses in women's employment — to a decline of 227,000.https://bit.ly/35kY0Lc