Healthcare Adds 33,000 Jobs in September
Overall, healthcare has added 445,000 jobs in the past 12 months.
Healthcare businesses added 33,000 jobs in September, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Friday, as the sector continues to be one of the biggest drivers of American jobs.
Overall, the U.S. economy added 156,000 jobs in the month, and the unemployment rate held at 5 percent.
Ambulatory services added 23,900 jobs in the month while hospitals added 6,900 positions. Only medical and diagnostic laboratories lost jobs in the month, shedding 400.
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Overall, healthcare has added 445,000 jobs in the past 12 months. September’s gains more than double the 14,000 jobs the sector added in August.
Here’s the seasonally adjusted breakdown for the health care sector. All numbers are in thousands:
Industry | September 2015 | July 2015 | August 2015 | September 2016 | Change |
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Industry | September 2015 | July 2015 | August 2015 | September 2016 | Change |
Healthcare | 15,183.60 | 15,573.70 | 15,596.00 | 15,628.70 | 32.7 |
Ambulatory healthcare | 6,919.90 | 7,144.80 | 7,163.00 | 7,186.90 | 23.9 |
Physicians offices | 2,549.80 | 2,617.80 | 2,621.00 | 2,630.70 | 9.7 |
Hospitals | 4,955.10 | 5,092.10 | 5,103.30 | 5,110.20 | 6.9 |
Home healthcare services | 1,337.40 | 1,392.80 | 1,396.30 | 1,402.10 | 5.8 |
Outpatient care centers | 751.9 | 781.5 | 785 | 789.3 | 4.3 |
Dentists offices | 909 | 938.6 | 940.7 | 943.6 | 2.9 |
Nursing and residential care facilities | 3,308.60 | 3,336.80 | 3,329.70 | 3,331.60 | 1.9 |
Other healthcare offices | 819.1 | 861.7 | 866.5 | 867.5 | 1 |
Other ambulatory healthcare | 290.2 | 293.3 | 294.3 | 295.1 | 0.8 |
Other residential care facilities | 162.1 | 164.5 | 163 | 163.8 | 0.8 |
Community care facilities for the elderly | 881.8 | 896.6 | 895.9 | 896.5 | 0.6 |
Nursing care facilities | 1,657.10 | 1,664.00 | 1,658.20 | 1,658.50 | 0.3 |
Residential mental health facilities | 607.6 | 611.8 | 612.6 | 612.7 | 0.1 |
Medical and diagnostic laboratories | 262.6 | 259.1 | 259 | 258.6 | -0.4 |
Source: Healthcare Finance