Findings are from the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published Sept. 6.
Here are seven numbers from the report that illustrate healthcare job trends.
- Healthcare added 30,900 jobs in August, about half the average monthly gain of 60,000 over the previous 12 months.
- Employment continued to trend up in ambulatory healthcare services and hospitals, adding 23,900 and 9,600 jobs, respectively.
- In physician offices and home healthcare services, 7,100 and 5,500 jobs were added, respectively.
- However, employment trended down in nursing and residential care facilities, with 2,600 jobs lost.