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(CNSNews.com) – 175,000 fewer American women held jobs in July than in June, according to employment data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

From June to July, the number of women in the labor force–meaning they either had a job or had actively looked for one in the last four weeks–dropped by 94,000.

Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate ticked up for women for the third straight month. In May, it was 7.9 percent. In June, it was 8.0 percent. And in July, it was 8.1 percent.

In June, there had been 66,929,000 American women employed. In July, that dropped 66,754,000–a month-to-month decline of 175,000.