December 2018 a record-setting month for US healthcare job growth

Healthcare added 50,200 jobs in December, making it the top month for industry job growth since the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Employment Statistics survey began in 1990, according to a report from AMN Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company.

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Here are the 10 months with the biggest increases in healthcare jobs since the survey began, based on AMN Healthcare’s analysis of preliminary BLS data.

1. December 2018 — 50,200

2. September 2002 — 45,700

3. January 1991 — 45,300

4. October 2015 — 44,700

5. March 1990 — 42,900

6. June 2001 — 42,600

7. June 1991 — 41,800

8. June 1990 — 40,600

9. April 2015 — 40,400

10. May 2015 — 40,400

Here are the top 10 years for healthcare job growth.

1. 1991 — 401,200

2. 2001 — 380,700

3. 2015 — 380,200

4. 2016 — 370,000

5. 2007 — 347,700

6. 2018 — 346,000

7. 2002 — 324,900

8. 2006 — 320,100

9. 2008 — 318,900

10. 1992 — 295,000

Read the full report here.

 

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