Figure 4. Quarterly averages of employment in health care, seasonally adjusted, in thousands, and of health care personal consumption expenditures, seasonally adjusted annual rate, 2010–19
Annual quarter Health care PCE (billions of dollars) Health care employment

2010 Q1

$1,663 13,695

2010 Q2

1,687 13,747

2010 Q3

1,719 13,800

2010 Q4

1,729 13,869

2011 Q2

1,741 13,921

2011 Q2

1,753 13,992

2011 Q2

1,755 14,071

2011 Q2

1,778 14,124

2012 Q2

1,811 14,193

2012 Q2

1,814 14,255

2012 Q2

1,823 14,302

2012 Q2

1,836 14,373

2013 Q1

1,838 14,430

2013 Q2

1,848 14,476

2013 Q3

1,859 14,508

2013 Q4

1,887 14,545

2014 Q1

1,881 14,574

2014 Q2

1,921 14,631

2014 Q3

1,961 14,702

2014 Q4

1,999 14,794

2015 Q1

2,023 14,894

2015 Q2

2,045 14,992

2015 Q3

2,077 15,093

2015 Q4

2,084 15,185

2016 Q1

2,117 15,272

2016 Q2

2,164 15,372

2016 Q3

2,156 15,467

2016 Q4

2,203 15,549

2017 Q1

2,212 15,611

2017 Q2

2,219 15,677

2017 Q3

2,253 15,761

2017 Q4

2,290 15,817

2018 Q1

2,308 15,879

2018 Q2

2,341 15,937

2018 Q3

2,380 15,983

2018 Q4

2,381 16,056

2019 Q1

2,426 16,141

2019 Q2

2,459 16,223

2019 Q3

2,476 16,319

2019 Q4

2,504 16,412

Notes: Q = quarter number and PCE = personal consumption expenditures.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau.