Source: Health Leaders
Healthcare created 52,000 jobs in October, one of the few bright spots in a month that saw only 12,000 net jobs created in a U.S. economy disrupted by two hurricanes and labor unrest.
It’s the fourth straight month of robust healthcare job growth and in line with the average 58,000 jobs the sector created each month over the past 12 months. The growth came from ambulatory services (36,000), nursing home and residential care services (9,000), and hospitals (8,000), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ October jobs report.
There were 17.8 million workers in the healthcare sector in October, an increased of 691,000 since October 2023, BLS data show.
