(Bloomberg) — The monthly jobs report for September showed a risk for President Donald Trump among women voters. A poll shows Democratic nominee Joe Biden ahead in Arizona, but it’s still close. And Trump could get a “sympathy bump” in polls from his diagnosis.
There are 32 days until the election and 73 days until the Electoral College meets.
Jobs Report Shows Risk for Trump Among Women Voters
Trump faces a gender gap among voters that’s more like a chasm, but the September jobs report released Friday revealed one way it could get wider.
Labor force participation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that around 865,000 women dropped out of the labor force in September, compared to only 216,000 men.
Economists blame the coronavirus pandemic, which has added child care and remote learning burdens that have largely fallen on mothers, especially those who work in…