Home health care hiring continues, but at a slower pace

Effective Dec 8, 2023

Published Dec 8, 2023

Last Reviewed Dec 8, 2023

Employers in home health care services added 5,900 jobs in November, continuing a climb for the industry, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

That’s below the 9,900 jobs added in October, as well as the 12-month average of near 8,900 jobs.

In comparison, health care hiring overall, adding 76,800 jobs in November, marked a sharp increase in hiring month-over-month and bested the 12-month average.

Home health care services now account for 1.67 million jobs, with 17.2 million health care jobs overall.

Read more from the BLS at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm.

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