Money Women edged out men in the workforce for the first time in almost a decade. Here’s why January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Charisse Jones, USA TODAY Comments Off on Women edged out men in the workforce for the first time in almost a decade. Here’s why Women had 50.04% of non-farm jobs at the end of 2019, 109,000 more than than men, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.