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With 300K Jobs Added in 2017, Healthcare Remains a Job Creation Leader

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions on Jan 5, 2018 12:03:33 PM

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In the final month of 2017, U.S. economic job growth tempered a bit, adding 148,000 jobs in December with the unemployment rate remaining steady at 4.1%. In 2018, U.S. economic expansion is projected to be the second longest in history.

The healthcare sector accounted for nearly a quarter of all job creation last month, contributing 31,400 jobs to the overall employment picture. In total, healthcare added about 300,000 jobs over the course of 2017.

If you are interested in exploring new career opportunities with HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, click here to browse our available jobs.

Topics: Healthcare, Healthcare Recruitment, Jobs Report

  

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