Preliminary, seasonally adjusted data show that ambulatory health services, which include ASCs and physician practices, added 9,600 jobs to the work force over the past month. Data that were not seasonally adjusted show an increase of 8,600 jobs.
Hospitals added 4,200 jobs, according to seasonally adjusted data. When not adjusted for seasonal data, hospitals added 16,100 jobs in July 2009.
Read the BLS release about the July 2009 employment situation.
View the July 2009 ambulatory services and hospital employment data.
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