Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Healthcare Employment Increase

Despite the recession and the increase in unemployment and decrease in jobs in many arenas, healthcare jobs have increased over the last month and have been increasing or steady all year.

Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by approximately 8,000 jobs in May, and healthcare has added 20,000 new positions per month over the last year.

According to the latest jobs report from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the biggest healthcare job gains were in ambulatory care, where 8,700 jobs were added in May. Of the new ambulatory care jobs, 2,500 were in physician offices and 1,600 were in home healthcare services.

Read the full article in Healthcare Finance News, or click here:
http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/healthcare-industry-hiring-steady-clip

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