Healthcare employment grew by 28,000 jobs in August, according to today's report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The great news is that hospital jobs were up for the month (+9,000) as well as ambulatory care which gained 17,000 jobs. According to the report, healthcare has added on average about 20,000 jobs per month this year, which is comparable to the 2009 average monthly job growth in healthcare.
The news was not as positive for other sectors such as manufacturing, and government employment which both declined in August. Additionally, retail and mining showed very minimal growth, while construction saw a decent increase of about 19,000 jobs.
"Both nonfarm payroll employment and the unemployment rate were little changed in August," the report states, referring to the unemployment rate of 9.6 percent for August.
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Suzanne the CNA certification expert also share the same views on health care job opportunities. This is a good news among prospective health care students.
The dental industry to strating to show signs of postitive job growth. Our dental jobs board is increasing at a rate of about 7% per month in terms of jobs listed as well as new hygienist and dentists that are signing up to be hired out. This is a good sign since we have shown negative growth for over a year.