In 2020, the number of employees in this sector was around 19.8 million. In the previous year, this number stood at 20.4 million employees. This statistic shows the total employment in the U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2020.
Employment in total U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2020 (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. (July 30, 2021). Employment in total U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2020 (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, 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 2020 (in 1,000s)*." Chart. July 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193238/employment-in-us-health-care-and-social-assistance-since-1998/
BEA. (2021). Employment in total U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2020 (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. 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 2020 (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2021, 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 2020 (in 1,000s)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193238/employment-in-us-health-care-and-social-assistance-since-1998/ (last visited August 08, 2022)
