Figure 1 illustrates the employment amount for males and females from Year 1987 to Year 2010.Male employment has been higher than female,but the gap is shrinking.Employment increases steadily for both over time.Male employment grows from 7000 to around 9000,with minor drops in 1991-1992 and 2009-2010 recessions.On the other hand,female employment grows more steadily.
Figure 2 depicts the year-over-year employment changing rate for males and females.For most of the years from 1987 to 2010,females employment increases by higher rate than males.It is worth noticing that in 1991-1992 and 2009 recessions,males employment droped by about 2 percent,while females stay much more stable.
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