Health care added 20,000 new jobs in January 18, slightly less than the 2017 average of 24,000 new jobs per month. More than half of January growth was in hospitals, which added 12,700 jobs, double the 2017 monthly average of 6,000.
Additional information can be obtained at https://altarum.org/sites/default/files/uploaded-related-files/SHSS-Labor-Brief_February_2018_0.pdf.