Healthcare added 41,600 jobs in October, up from 17,900 in September and above the sector’s average monthly gain of 31,000 over the prior 12 months, according to the Nov. 6 jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Healthcare employment is up about 376,600 jobs from October 2025.
1. Total U.S. employment rose by 165,000 in October, above the average monthly gain of 48,000 over the prior 12 months.
2. In October, ambulatory healthcare services added 19,400 jobs, hospitals added 16,000 and nursing and residential care facilities added 6,200, according to bureau data.
3. Within ambulatory services, home health care services added 10,500 jobs in October, offices of other health practitioners added 5,400 and outpatient care centers added 4,800. Offices of dentists lost 1,200 jobs, offices of physicians lost 800 and medical and diagnostic laboratories lost 600.
4. The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.1% in October, with 7.1 million people unemployed. Both measures changed little over the month, and the rate has stayed between 4.1% and 4.3% since March.
