In 2022, the number of employees in this sector was around 20.6 million. In the previous year, this number stood at 20.1 million employees. This statistic shows the total employment in the U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2022.
Employment in total U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s)*
* Including ambulatory health care services, hospitals and nursing and residential care facilities, social assistance. Including full-time and part-time employees.
Estimates in this statistic are based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
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BEA. (September 29, 2023). Employment in total U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193238/employment-in-us-health-care-and-social-assistance-since-1998/
BEA. "Employment in total U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s)*." Chart. September 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193238/employment-in-us-health-care-and-social-assistance-since-1998/
BEA. (2023). Employment in total U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193238/employment-in-us-health-care-and-social-assistance-since-1998/
BEA. "Employment in Total U.S. Health Care and Social Assistance Industry from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193238/employment-in-us-health-care-and-social-assistance-since-1998/
BEA, Employment in total U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193238/employment-in-us-health-care-and-social-assistance-since-1998/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Employment in total U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s)* [Graph], BEA, September 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/193238/employment-in-us-health-care-and-social-assistance-since-1998/
