Male employment falling under Trump economy

May 13, 2026

Male employment is flat while women's job growth surges — bad news for working-class men who voted for Trump on the promise of bringing back male-dominated industries.

  • Nearly all job growth over the past year came from healthcare and social assistance, which mostly employs women.
  • Male-heavy sectors like manufacturing and construction are losing jobs, reversing modest gains made under Biden's CHIPS Act and infrastructure bill.
  • Trump killed Biden's manufacturing programs out of spite, and his tariffs hurt factories instead of helping them.
  • Even though 9 out of 10 people deported are men, male-dominated industries still show zero net job growth.
  • The stock market is hitting record highs, but the gains go to a few hundred tech billionaires, not regular workers.
  • A Senate bill to ban Wall Street firms from buying single-family homes passed with 90 votes but is stuck in the House and would not fix the housing shortage anyway.

Outlook: The trend will keep widening as an aging population pushes more job growth into care work, while male-heavy industries stay weak.

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