Healthcare & Social Assistance Lead New Jobs in June

Health care and social assistance added 34,000 jobs in June. Health care providers contributed 21,000 jobs, with employment in ambulatory care and nursing and residential care facilities continuing to trend up. Employment in social assistance continued to trend up over the month (+13,000), with child day care contributing 8,000 jobs. Over the prior 12-month period, job growth in health care and social assistance had averaged 27,000 per month.

Learn more about what other occupations are trending upwards, which is used to determine potential career path for those job seekers looking for emerging or high-growth occupations. Download the full report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.