Health Care Sector in Sacramento Added 10K Workers Since 2008, State Data Show
California Employment Development Department data show that doctor's offices, hospitals and nursing homes in the Sacramento area added 10,000 workers between 2008 and 2014. The total number of health care workers in the area now is about 83,000 -- equaling the number of civil service employees in the region.
- "Think Sacramento Is All About State Workers? Health Care Sector Is Surging" (Reese, Sacramento Bee, 9/15).