Health Care Sector Accounts for One in 10 New Jobs
Following five years of below-average employment growth, job growth in 2014 rebounded in the health care industry. Employment in the health care sector grew at a rate of 2.1%, compared with an average annual employment growth rate of 1.7% over the last five years. Further, the industry accounted for more than one out of 10 new jobs.
- "Happy Days Are Here Again for Health Care Hiring, Mostly" (Evans, Modern Healthcare, 1/9).
- "Healthcare Created 1 in 10 Jobs in 2014" (Commins, HealthLeaders Media, 1/9).