Figure 2. Percent change in employment, private industry, annual averages for selected years
Years Total employment Healthcare employment

2001–03

-2.0 5.8

2004–06

3.9 4.5

2007–10

-6.9 6.6

2011–14

6.8 4.7

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.