Hospitals and health systems add 5,100 jobs in March
Hospitals and health systems added 5,100 jobs in March, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 431,000, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hospital employment remains almost 100,000 below its March 2020 peak, but has grown in 15 of the past 22 months for a slow but steady job recovery. Total health care jobs grew by 8,300 in March to a seasonally adjusted 16.2 million, with home health care services and hospitals leading job growth. Employment at nursing homes and residential care facilities declined by about 4,000.
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