Physicians’ offices and outpatient care centers, included in a category called ambulatory healthcare services along with home health care services, reportedly grew by 25,400 jobs, without seasonal adjustment, from Nov. 2009 to Dec. 2009, while hospitals saw 600 new jobs during the same period.
Healthcare employment reached 13,772,000 in Dec. 2009 without seasonal adjustment, an increase of 22,900 jobs from Nov. 2009 and an increase of 267,800 jobs from Dec. 2008. Total nonfarm employment edged down 85,000 in Dec. 2009, driven by declines in construction, manufacturing and wholesale trade.
Employment at hospitals stood at 4,747,800 in Dec. 2009 without seasonal adjustment, an increase of 600 jobs from Nov. 2009 and an increase of 39,600 jobs over a year ago.
Employment at outpatient care centers totaled 550,400 in Dec. 2009 without seasonal adjustment, an increase of 1,700 jobs from Nov. 2009 and an increase of 13,300 jobs over a year ago.
Employment at physician offices reached 2,360,100 in Dec. 2009 without seasonal adjustment, an increase of 13,600 jobs from Nov. 2009 and an increase of 55,200 jobs over a year ago.
The release, which tracks employment in all sectors of the economy, reported December’s overall unemployment rate for the nation was unchanged at 10.0 percent.
Read the Bureau of Labor Statistics release on healthcare employment (pdf).
