The Gendered Wage Gap in Stagflation

Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes · Sep 4, 2026 · 7m · transcript

August payrolls added one hundred sixty-two thousand jobs, yet the unemployment rate held steady at four point one percent. The catch is who got hired. Women accounted for nearly all of the net gain, while men’s employment actually dipped slightly. We explore how this divergence isn't just a statistical anomaly but a structural shift driven by sectoral rotation and wage pressure. With core CPI sitting at three thirty-six and real GDP growth slowing to one point five percent, we examine why female-dominated industries like healthcare and education are absorbing labor demand while…