October 5, 2018
Hospital employment continues to increase in September
Editor's Note
US hospitals added 12,000 jobs in September to a seasonally adjusted 5,202,900, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on October 5. That is up 102,700 more employees than a year ago.
Overall, healthcare employment has increased 301,500 in the past year. The overall unemployment rate is 3.7% (down from 3.9% in August), the lowest it has been in nearly 50 years.
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