This statistic shows the total employment in the U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2018. In 1998, the number of employees in this sector was around 12.5 million. Until 2018, this number increased up to over 20 million employees.
Employment in total U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2018 (in 1,000)*
* 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, 2019). Employment in total U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2018 (in 1,000)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 14, 2020, 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 2018 (in 1,000)*." Chart. July 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193238/employment-in-us-health-care-and-social-assistance-since-1998/
BEA. (2019). Employment in total U.S. health care and social assistance industry from 1998 to 2018 (in 1,000)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2020. 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 2018 (in 1,000)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2019, 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 2018 (in 1,000)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193238/employment-in-us-health-care-and-social-assistance-since-1998/ (last visited July 14, 2020)
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