ASIAN AMERICAM WOMEN

LABOR FORCE

• In 2006:
o Number of Asian-American women in the labor force: 3,106,0001
o Percentage of labor force: 2.1 %
o Percentage of Asian-American women who participated in the labor force: 58.3%
o Number of Asian-American women employed in management, professional, and related
occupations: 1,377,000 (2.7% of all people employed in management, professional, and
related occupations)

• In 19943:
o Number of Asian-American women in the labor force: 2,472,000
o Percentage of labor force: 1.9% of labor force
• Projections for 2014:
o Number of Asian-American women in the labor force: 3,893,000
o Percentage of labor force: 2.4%
o Increase of Asian-American women in the labor force between 1994 and 2014: 57.5%
• In 2007, women of color held 3.0% of board seats in the Fortune 500.

Source: Quick Takes, Catalyst (updated 12/17/2007)