In this article, written by Susan Kelly, the author discusses the recovery of healthcare industry after pandemic.
- The nation’s healthcare sector added 28,000 jobs in May, including a 16,000-worker bump in hospitals, though the industry continues to operate with fewer employees than it did before the start of the pandemic, the government said Friday. Overall, U.S. nonfarm payroll employment increased by 390,000, with the unemployment rate unchanged for a third straight month at 3.6%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Healthcare subsectors with the largest workforce gains after hospitals were ambulatory services, physician offices, and nursing and residential care facilities, at about 6,000 new employees apiece. Dental offices, outpatient care centers and home health services each added 1,000 workers in May.Employment across healthcare is down 1.3%, or 223,000 jobs, from pre-pandemic levels. By comparison, total nonfarm payrolls are down 0.5%, or 822,000, compared to February 2020.
- Employment across healthcare is down 1.3%, or 223,000 jobs, from pre-pandemic levels. By comparison, total nonfarm payrolls are down 0.5%, or 822,000, compared to February 2020.
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