An aging society is providing lots of new jobs for doctors, health aides, front-desk clerks, elderly-care workers and just ...

An aging population is drawing workers to medical and social care, creating reliable jobs and revealing weakness for the rest of the economy.

The health care job growth that's powered the labor market since the COVID pandemic is stalling out. Why it matters: Republican cuts to federal health programs, AI automation and rising costs are ...

The field does have advantages for workers. Health care jobs are everywhere — rural and urban; in hospitals, neighborhood clinics, and people’s homes. There’s an abundance of lower-paying entry-level ...

Health care job growth is keeping the U.S. labor force from looking sick. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 695,000 health care jobs were added between January and November 2025 ...

As the health care industry notoriously faces ongoing workforce shortages, combined with evolving technology and growing patient demands, many organizations are beginning to ask an important question: ...

The health care sector is doing the heavy lifting when it comes to jobs growth, and recent federal labor data shows that ...

The health care sector has been one of only a few bright spots in the job market lately, and economists see that trend continuing in the near future.

1.6 million federal workers affected by layoffs or furloughs in 2025. Private sector hiring slows, though key industries still expanding. Health care, finance, tech and manufacturing show strongest ...