In 2023, overall nonfarm payroll employment expanded by 3 million, or 2%. Most industries saw job growth slow in 2023, but government, and private education and health services saw continued accelerated gains. In health services, job gains went up by 688,000 in 2023, compared to 572,000 in 2022 and 31,000 in 2021.
Here are the health services areas that saw the most growth in jobs:
Ambulatory healthcare services: 345,000
Hospitals: 194,000
Nursing and residential care facilities: 149,000
Home healthcares services: 109,000
Offices of other health practitioners: 60,000
Outpatient care centers: 28,000
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