According to CNBC, women outnumbered men in the U.S. workforce for eight straight months as of September, the longest stretch since 2010, according to an analysis of government data by Indeed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said U.S. payrolls rose by 29,000 jobs in September, below economists' consensus forecast for 84,000, while men accounted for slightly more than half of net job growth. A month earlier, men represented just 2% of payroll growth. The seasonally adjusted number of employed men was down about 1.2 million from a year earlier in September, while women's employment increased by more than 650,000. Indeed senior economist Cory Stahle said the earlier gap in male employment was driven by job losses among men, while the current gap reflects gains among women. He said health care, which accounted for more than half of overall payroll expansion in September, employs nearly four out of five women, but hiring in the sector slowed from its average pace over the past year. He also said payroll declines in female-centric industries such as government reduced women's overall gains in the month.