Employment in U.S. health care and social assistance 1998-2020

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Preeti Vankar,
Jul 31, 2023
In 2021, the number of employees in this sector was around 20.1 million. In the previous year, this number stood at 19.2 million employees. This statistic shows the total employment in the U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2021.

Employment in total U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2020 (in 1,000s)*

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Release date

September 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

1998 to 2021

Supplementary notes

* 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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