Healthcare employment up in December

Editor's Note

Healthcare employment in the US rose by 46,000 from December to January, according to a January 10 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That is compared to an overall monthly gain of 256,000 in December.

Hospital employment rose by 12,000, according to the data, which also show gains in home healthcare and nursing facilities.

According to the report, healthcare added an average of 57,000 jobs per month throughout 2024—the same as the average monthly gain in 2023.

At 4.1%, the unemployment rate remained relatively constant, BLS reports, as did the number of unemployed people, which stands at 6.9 million.