Chart 23. Employment in healthcare, seasonally adjusted, January 2011–December 2021 (in thousands)
Date Employment

Jan 2011

13,899.6

Feb 2011

13,918.4

Mar 2011

13,945.3

Apr 2011

13,975.2

May 2011

13,989.1

Jun 2011

14,012.6

Jul 2011

14,042.2

Aug 2011

14,069.2

Sep 2011

14,100.1

Oct 2011

14,118.0

Nov 2011

14,125.1

Dec 2011

14,129.9

Jan 2012

14,164.4

Feb 2012

14,196.7

Mar 2012

14,218.7

Apr 2012

14,235.4

May 2012

14,263.1

Jun 2012

14,266.3

Jul 2012

14,283.5

Aug 2012

14,296.1

Sep 2012

14,325.2

Oct 2012

14,356.4

Nov 2012

14,364.8

Dec 2012

14,398.7

Jan 2013

14,413.9

Feb 2013

14,428.2

Mar 2013

14,446.8

Apr 2013

14,472.1

May 2013

14,471.3

Jun 2013

14,483.6

Jul 2013

14,484.2

Aug 2013

14,521.3

Sep 2013

14,518.3

Oct 2013

14,529.7

Nov 2013

14,547.9

Dec 2013

14,556.9

Jan 2014

14,555.5

Feb 2014

14,571.8

Mar 2014

14,594.6

Apr 2014

14,606.4

May 2014

14,637.5

Jun 2014

14,650.5

Jul 2014

14,670.6

Aug 2014

14,704.8

Sep 2014

14,729.5

Oct 2014

14,758.2

Nov 2014

14,794.6

Dec 2014

14,828.5

Jan 2015

14,868.5

Feb 2015

14,896.1

Mar 2015

14,917.3

Apr 2015

14,956.1

May 2015

14,998.7

Jun 2015

15,022.5

Jul 2015

15,061.9

Aug 2015

15,095.6

Sep 2015

15,122.3

Oct 2015

15,161.7

Nov 2015

15,184.7

Dec 2015

15,208.6

Jan 2016

15,244.2

Feb 2016

15,273.7

Mar 2016

15,298.7

Apr 2016

15,335.8

May 2016

15,372.9

Jun 2016

15,405.6

Jul 2016

15,442.8

Aug 2016

15,464.4

Sep 2016

15,492.2

Oct 2016

15,520.6

Nov 2016

15,542.5

Dec 2016

15,579.3

Jan 2017

15,589.6

Feb 2017

15,616.4

Mar 2017

15,629.5

Apr 2017

15,657.5

May 2017

15,675.4

Jun 2017

15,709.3

Jul 2017

15,747.3

Aug 2017

15,763.4

Sep 2017

15,778.2

Oct 2017

15,794.5

Nov 2017

15,812.2

Dec 2017

15,836.1

Jan 2018

15,855.5

Feb 2018

15,884.9

Mar 2018

15,902.4

Apr 2018

15,919.8

May 2018

15,945.5

Jun 2018

15,957.8

Jul 2018

15,965.0

Aug 2018

15,987.4

Sep 2018

15,999.6

Oct 2018

16,025.9

Nov 2018

16,039.4

Dec 2018

16,086.2

Jan 2019

16,114.9

Feb 2019

16,135.1

Mar 2019

16,179.4

Apr 2019

16,203.4

May 2019

16,222.4

Jun 2019

16,258.4

Jul 2019

16,281.4

Aug 2019

16,313.5

Sep 2019

16,345.5

Oct 2019

16,357.2

Nov 2019

16,396.8

Dec 2019

16,417.5

Jan 2020

16,461.5

Feb 2020

16,490.5

Mar 2020

16,397.5

Apr 2020

14,880.6

May 2020

15,199.5

Jun 2020

15,567.5

Jul 2020

15,695.9

Aug 2020

15,785.2

Sep 2020

15,850.5

Oct 2020

15,911.2

Nov 2020

15,942.4

Dec 2020

16,001.0

Jan 2021

15,937.2

Feb 2021

15,965.0

Mar 2021

16,001.3

Apr 2021

16,011.8

May 2021

16,017.8

Jun 2021

16,012.5

Jul 2021

16,032.0

Aug 2021

16,042.3

Sep 2021

16,025.8

Oct 2021

16,056.7

Nov 2021

16,079.8

Dec 2021

16,103.8

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.