Chart 5. Employment in healthcare, seasonally adjusted, January 2013–December 2023
Month and year Employment

Jan 2013

14,413,900

Feb 2013

14,428,200

Mar 2013

14,446,800

Apr 2013

14,472,100

May 2013

14,471,300

Jun 2013

14,483,600

Jul 2013

14,484,200

Aug 2013

14,521,300

Sep 2013

14,518,300

Oct 2013

14,529,700

Nov 2013

14,547,900

Dec 2013

14,556,900

Jan 2014

14,555,500

Feb 2014

14,571,800

Mar 2014

14,594,600

Apr 2014

14,606,400

May 2014

14,637,500

Jun 2014

14,650,500

Jul 2014

14,670,600

Aug 2014

14,704,800

Sep 2014

14,729,500

Oct 2014

14,758,200

Nov 2014

14,794,600

Dec 2014

14,828,500

Jan 2015

14,868,500

Feb 2015

14,896,100

Mar 2015

14,917,300

Apr 2015

14,956,100

May 2015

14,998,700

Jun 2015

15,022,500

Jul 2015

15,061,900

Aug 2015

15,095,600

Sep 2015

15,122,300

Oct 2015

15,161,700

Nov 2015

15,184,700

Dec 2015

15,208,600

Jan 2016

15,244,200

Feb 2016

15,273,700

Mar 2016

15,298,700

Apr 2016

15,335,800

May 2016

15,372,900

Jun 2016

15,405,600

Jul 2016

15,442,800

Aug 2016

15,464,400

Sep 2016

15,492,200

Oct 2016

15,520,600

Nov 2016

15,542,500

Dec 2016

15,579,300

Jan 2017

15,589,600

Feb 2017

15,616,400

Mar 2017

15,629,500

Apr 2017

15,657,500

May 2017

15,675,400

Jun 2017

15,709,300

Jul 2017

15,747,300

Aug 2017

15,763,400

Sep 2017

15,778,200

Oct 2017

15,794,500

Nov 2017

15,812,200

Dec 2017

15,836,100

Jan 2018

15,859,200

Feb 2018

15,886,700

Mar 2018

15,901,000

Apr 2018

15,917,900

May 2018

15,945,000

Jun 2018

15,957,600

Jul 2018

15,963,400

Aug 2018

15,986,500

Sep 2018

16,000,800

Oct 2018

16,026,400

Nov 2018

16,041,300

Dec 2018

16,087,700

Jan 2019

16,118,200

Feb 2019

16,138,200

Mar 2019

16,176,900

Apr 2019

16,205,300

May 2019

16,229,600

Jun 2019

16,262,400

Jul 2019

16,281,700

Aug 2019

16,311,100

Sep 2019

16,342,800

Oct 2019

16,358,800

Nov 2019

16,398,500

Dec 2019

16,418,800

Jan 2020

16,452,000

Feb 2020

16,480,600

Mar 2020

16,395,600

Apr 2020

14,874,800

May 2020

15,206,300

Jun 2020

15,573,500

Jul 2020

15,698,000

Aug 2020

15,782,100

Sep 2020

15,847,400

Oct 2020

15,909,900

Nov 2020

15,943,000

Dec 2020

16,001,400

Jan 2021

15,928,600

Feb 2021

15,953,000

Mar 2021

15,999,900

Apr 2021

16,001,000

May 2021

16,013,700

Jun 2021

15,999,100

Jul 2021

16,005,100

Aug 2021

16,001,600

Sep 2021

15,974,900

Oct 2021

16,004,200

Nov 2021

16,022,400

Dec 2021

16,032,800

Jan 2022

16,035,200

Feb 2022

16,094,600

Mar 2022

16,117,900

Apr 2022

16,161,000

May 2022

16,202,600

Jun 2022

16,256,700

Jul 2022

16,332,400

Aug 2022

16,378,700

Sep 2022

16,433,200

Oct 2022

16,500,300

Nov 2022

16,551,200

Dec 2022

16,604,900

Jan 2023

16,661,400

Feb 2023

16,703,300

Mar 2023

16,742,300

Apr 2023

16,785,000

May 2023

16,836,700

Jun 2023

16,899,600

Jul 2023

16,979,300

Aug 2023

17,045,900

Sep 2023

17,103,300

Oct 2023

17,158,100

Nov 2023

17,241,400

Dec 2023

17,293,300

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.