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Fortune and CNBC also reported the same figures, since you’re so sensitive about sources:

https://fortune.com/2026/09/04/jobs-report-september-women-1...

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/04/jobs-report-women-payrolls.h...

And it’s not cherry-picking. I used the most recent data available. Let’s see how September fares.

Yes it is cherry picking. The fortune article above even quotes:

“I think there’s been way too much focus on the month to month—is it men gaining jobs or women?” Long told Fortune. “That moves around a lot.”

You don't need to wait for September, you can already see from historical data that this measure jumps around a lot from month to month. A lopsided month is not news except for people with an agenda to mislead.

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