Healthcare adds 37,000 jobs in January

Editor's Note

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported February 5 that healthcare businesses added about 37,000 jobs in January, nearly a fourth of the overall 151,000 jobs added.

The highest gains came from hospitals, which added 23,700 jobs, followed by ambulatory centers, which added 10,700 jobs.

Healthcare has added 470,000 jobs in the past year, with 40% being created by hospitals, according to the February 5 Healthcare IT News.

Healthcare businesses added more than 37,000 jobs in January, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday, as the first month of 2016 seemed to extend the sector's job-creating trend over the past year. Overall, the U.S. economy added 151,000 jobs in the month and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.9 percent.