Health Care and Social Assistance Employment

NAICS 62 • BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES)

The Health Care and Social Assistance industry employed 23,756.5K workers as of Mar 2026 (seasonally adjusted), a change of +680.5K over 12 months. Source: BLS CES.

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Monthly seasonally-adjusted employment (thousands) for Health Care and Social Assistance with month-over-month change, BLS CES.
Date	Employment (K)	MoM Change
Mar 2026	23,756.5	+89.9
Feb 2026	23,666.6	-27.8
Jan 2026	23,694.4	+106.9
Dec 2025	23,587.5	+41.8
Nov 2025	23,545.7	+59.9
Oct 2025	23,485.8	+47.6
Sep 2025	23,438.2	+55.3
Aug 2025	23,382.9	+22.8
Jul 2025	23,360.1	+82.6
Jun 2025	23,277.5	+60.5
May 2025	23,217.0	+65
Apr 2025	23,152.0	+76
Mar 2025	23,076.0	+67.7
Feb 2025	23,008.3	+47.9
Jan 2025	22,960.4	+59
Dec 2024	22,901.4	+69.8
Nov 2024	22,831.6	+76.8
Oct 2024	22,754.8	+81.2
Sep 2024	22,673.6	+86.9
Aug 2024	22,586.7	+44.8
Jul 2024	22,541.9	+48.2
Jun 2024	22,493.7	+69.1
May 2024	22,424.6	+65.4
Apr 2024	22,359.2	+82.6
Mar 2024	22,276.6	+85.4
Feb 2024	22,191.2	+95.6
Jan 2024	22,095.6	+76.9
Dec 2023	22,018.7	+73.3
Nov 2023	21,945.4	+106.2
Oct 2023	21,839.2	+77.5
Sep 2023	21,761.7	+85
Aug 2023	21,676.7	+100.1
Jul 2023	21,576.6	+112.4
Jun 2023	21,464.2	+81.8
May 2023	21,382.4	+73
Apr 2023	21,309.4	+68.5
Mar 2023	21,240.9	+70.8
Feb 2023	21,170.1	+66.5
Jan 2023	21,103.6	+85.9
Dec 2022	21,017.7	+86.6
Nov 2022	20,931.1	+76.1
Oct 2022	20,855.0	+88.7
Sep 2022	20,766.3	+81.5
Aug 2022	20,684.8	+68.1
Jul 2022	20,616.7	+103.4
Jun 2022	20,513.3	+78.8
May 2022	20,434.5	+53.7
Apr 2022	20,380.8	+64.3
Mar 2022	20,316.5	+60.2
Feb 2022	20,256.3	+96.1
Jan 2022	20,160.2	-23.2
Dec 2021	20,183.4	+33.9
Nov 2021	20,149.5	+30.4
Oct 2021	20,119.1	+35.3
Sep 2021	20,083.8	+7.3
Aug 2021	20,076.5	-1.3
Jul 2021	20,077.8	+8
Jun 2021	20,069.8	-5.8
May 2021	20,075.6	+9.6
Apr 2021	20,066.0	+42.5
Mar 2021	20,023.5	+80.7
Feb 2021	19,942.8	+39.2
Jan 2021	19,903.6	-63.2
Dec 2020	19,966.8	+57.6
Nov 2020	19,909.2	+55.9
Oct 2020	19,853.3	+87
Sep 2020	19,766.3	+113.1
Aug 2020	19,653.2	+127.8
Jul 2020	19,525.4	+180.9
Jun 2020	19,344.5	+480.2
May 2020	18,864.3	+379.3
Apr 2020	18,485.0	-2170.7
Mar 2020	20,655.7	-115.3
Feb 2020	20,771.0	+46.3
Jan 2020	20,724.7	+49.2
Dec 2019	20,675.5	+35.9
Nov 2019	20,639.6	+61.3
Oct 2019	20,578.3	+45.9
Sep 2019	20,532.4	+42.5
Aug 2019	20,489.9	+61.8
Jul 2019	20,428.1	+35.4
Jun 2019	20,392.7	+40.2
May 2019	20,352.5	+32.3
Apr 2019	20,320.2	+57
Mar 2019	20,263.2	+62.5
Feb 2019	20,200.7	+36
Jan 2019	20,164.7	+32.1
Dec 2018	20,132.6	+67.5
Nov 2018	20,065.1	+25.9
Oct 2018	20,039.2	+48.7
Sep 2018	19,990.5	+28.2
Aug 2018	19,962.3	+46.1
Jul 2018	19,916.2	+24.5
Jun 2018	19,891.7	+16.6
May 2018	19,875.1	+35.9
Apr 2018	19,839.2	+23.5
Mar 2018	19,815.7	+30.5
Feb 2018	19,785.2	+53.3
Jan 2018	19,731.9	+49.3
Dec 2017	19,682.6	+26.8
Nov 2017	19,655.8	+32.5
Oct 2017	19,623.3	+19.9
Sep 2017	19,603.4	+14.4
Aug 2017	19,589.0	+19.9
Jul 2017	19,569.1	+48
Jun 2017	19,521.1	+50.6
May 2017	19,470.5	+27.2
Apr 2017	19,443.3	+52.7
Mar 2017	19,390.6	+19.4
Feb 2017	19,371.2	+41
Jan 2017	19,330.2	+20.3
Dec 2016	19,309.9	+55.6
Nov 2016	19,254.3	+34.7
Oct 2016	19,219.6	+29.7
Sep 2016	19,189.9	+44.7
Aug 2016	19,145.2	+44.9
Jul 2016	19,100.3	+54.2
Jun 2016	19,046.1	+48.4
May 2016	18,997.7	+46.7
Apr 2016	18,951.0	+39.1
Mar 2016	18,911.9	+31.7
Feb 2016	18,880.2	+42.1
Jan 2016	18,838.1	+42.5
Dec 2015	18,795.6	+36.2
Nov 2015	18,759.4	+37.6
Oct 2015	18,721.8	+55.1
Sep 2015	18,666.7	+47.1
Aug 2015	18,619.6	+38.9
Jul 2015	18,580.7	+34.9
Jun 2015	18,545.8	+43.3
May 2015	18,502.5	+51.3
Apr 2015	18,451.2	+76.1
Mar 2015	18,375.1	+37.7
Feb 2015	18,337.4	+32.4
Jan 2015	18,305.0	+62.4
Dec 2014	18,242.6	+47.3
Nov 2014	18,195.3	+57.4
Oct 2014	18,137.9	+33.3
Sep 2014	18,104.6	+30.2
Aug 2014	18,074.4	+45.5
Jul 2014	18,028.9	+37
Jun 2014	17,991.9	+25.4
May 2014	17,966.5	+51
Apr 2014	17,915.5	+19.3
Mar 2014	17,896.2	+35.2
Feb 2014	17,861.0	+20.9
Jan 2014	17,840.1	+16.2
Dec 2013	17,823.9	+3.2
Nov 2013	17,820.7	+32.3
Oct 2013	17,788.4	+9.5
Sep 2013	17,778.9	+10.3
Aug 2013	17,768.6	+58.5
Jul 2013	17,710.1	-19.7
Jun 2013	17,729.8	+15.8
May 2013	17,714.0	+2.7
Apr 2013	17,711.3	+43.9
Mar 2013	17,667.4	+25.8
Feb 2013	17,641.6	+24.8
Jan 2013	17,616.8	+20.8
Dec 2012	17,596.0	+49.8
Nov 2012	17,546.2	+14.1
Oct 2012	17,532.1	+42.4
Sep 2012	17,489.7	+37.1
Aug 2012	17,452.6	+24.1
Jul 2012	17,428.5	+27.9
Jun 2012	17,400.6	+7.3
May 2012	17,393.3	+30.5
Apr 2012	17,362.8	+16.7
Mar 2012	17,346.1	+30.2
Feb 2012	17,315.9	+52.8
Jan 2012	17,263.1	+53.4
Dec 2011	17,209.7	+19.8
Nov 2011	17,189.9	+15.9
Oct 2011	17,174.0	+22.9
Sep 2011	17,151.1	+37.3
Aug 2011	17,113.8	+28.6
Jul 2011	17,085.2	+36.2
Jun 2011	17,049.0	+24
May 2011	17,025.0	+23
Apr 2011	17,002.0	+36
Mar 2011	16,966.0	+21.6
Feb 2011	16,944.4	+8.8
Jan 2011	16,935.6	+0.8
Dec 2010	16,934.8	+15.6
Nov 2010	16,919.2	+29.9
Oct 2010	16,889.3	+34.8
Sep 2010	16,854.5	+9.2
Aug 2010	16,845.3	+29
Jul 2010	16,816.3	+12.7
Jun 2010	16,803.6	+13.1
May 2010	16,790.5	+16.8
Apr 2010	16,773.7	+10.6
Mar 2010	16,763.1	+35.3
Feb 2010	16,727.8	+13.1
Jan 2010	16,714.7	+20.2
Dec 2009	16,694.5	+22.7
Nov 2009	16,671.8	+29
Oct 2009	16,642.8	+24.7
Sep 2009	16,618.1	+35.7
Aug 2009	16,582.4	+37.6
Jul 2009	16,544.8	+24.5
Jun 2009	16,520.3	+21.8
May 2009	16,498.5	+51.8
Apr 2009	16,446.7	+16
Mar 2009	16,430.7	+11.2
Feb 2009	16,419.5	+26.4
Jan 2009	16,393.1	+23.4
Dec 2008	16,369.7	+33.7
Nov 2008	16,336.0	+33.9
Oct 2008	16,302.1	+28.9
Sep 2008	16,273.2	+27.5
Aug 2008	16,245.7	+32.9
Jul 2008	16,212.8	+36.1
Jun 2008	16,176.7	+32.5
May 2008	16,144.2	+34.7
Apr 2008	16,109.5	+45
Mar 2008	16,064.5	+40.8
Feb 2008	16,023.7	+33.7
Jan 2008	15,990.0	+42.6
Dec 2007	15,947.4	+39.8
Nov 2007	15,907.6	+29.6
Oct 2007	15,878.0	+27.9
Sep 2007	15,850.1	+41.8
Aug 2007	15,808.3	+42.3
Jul 2007	15,766.0	+36.5
Jun 2007	15,729.5	+53.9
May 2007	15,675.6	+43.4
Apr 2007	15,632.2	+52.6
Mar 2007	15,579.6	+43.4
Feb 2007	15,536.2	+37.7
Jan 2007	15,498.5	+37.9
Dec 2006	15,460.6	+49.4
Nov 2006	15,411.2	+39.8
Oct 2006	15,371.4	+43.7
Sep 2006	15,327.7	+35.2
Aug 2006	15,292.5	+30.4
Jul 2006	15,262.1	+28.5
Jun 2006	15,233.6	+38.5
May 2006	15,195.1	+32.4
Apr 2006	15,162.7	+20
Mar 2006	15,142.7	+41.7
Feb 2006	15,101.0	+32.1
Jan 2006	15,068.9	+42.5
Dec 2005	15,026.4	+24.3
Nov 2005	15,002.1	+38.2
Oct 2005	14,963.9	+26.5
Sep 2005	14,937.4	+28.1
Aug 2005	14,909.3	+27.2
Jul 2005	14,882.1	+50.9
Jun 2005	14,831.2	+49
May 2005	14,782.2	+48.3
Apr 2005	14,733.9	+36.9
Mar 2005	14,697.0	+21.3
Feb 2005	14,675.7	+28.8
Jan 2005	14,646.9	+15.3
Dec 2004	14,631.6	+32.9
Nov 2004	14,598.7	+25.9
Oct 2004	14,572.8	+43.7
Sep 2004	14,529.1	+13.7
Aug 2004	14,515.4	+34.4
Jul 2004	14,481.0	+23.8
Jun 2004	14,457.2	+23
May 2004	14,434.2	+33.4
Apr 2004	14,400.8	+38.8
Mar 2004	14,362.0	+42.6
Feb 2004	14,319.4	+23.3
Jan 2004	14,296.1	+19.2
Dec 2003	14,276.9	+32.4
Nov 2003	14,244.5	+19.2
Oct 2003	14,225.3	+35.8
Sep 2003	14,189.5	+23.9
Aug 2003	14,165.6	+17.7
Jul 2003	14,147.9	+4.8
Jun 2003	14,143.1	+23.3
May 2003	14,119.8	+25.9
Apr 2003	14,093.9	+40.1
Mar 2003	14,053.8	+30.1
Feb 2003	14,023.7	+39.3
Jan 2003	13,984.4	+41.4
Dec 2002	13,943.0	+22.3
Nov 2002	13,920.7	+41.6
Oct 2002	13,879.1	+33.9
Sep 2002	13,845.2	+37.1
Aug 2002	13,808.1	+37.2
Jul 2002	13,770.9	+34
Jun 2002	13,736.9	+47.5
May 2002	13,689.4	+23.8
Apr 2002	13,665.6	+31.8
Mar 2002	13,633.8	+32.1
Feb 2002	13,601.7	+29.7
Jan 2002	13,572.0	+39.3
Dec 2001	13,532.7	+43.4
Nov 2001	13,489.3	+36.8
Oct 2001	13,452.5	+38.6
Sep 2001	13,413.9	+40.4
Aug 2001	13,373.5	+42.7
Jul 2001	13,330.8	+49.5
Jun 2001	13,281.3	+49.2
May 2001	13,232.1	+43
Apr 2001	13,189.1	+35.5
Mar 2001	13,153.6	+38.5
Feb 2001	13,115.1	+44.8
Jan 2001	13,070.3	+45
Dec 2000	13,025.3	+37.4
Nov 2000	12,987.9	+30.9
Oct 2000	12,957.0	+31.2
Sep 2000	12,925.8	+54.5
Aug 2000	12,871.3	+23.7
Jul 2000	12,847.6	+20.6
Jun 2000	12,827.0	+16.5
May 2000	12,810.5	+19.1
Apr 2000	12,791.4	+10.6
Mar 2000	12,780.8	+17.2
Feb 2000	12,763.6	+14.1
Jan 2000	12,749.5	+19.3
Dec 1999	12,730.2	+23.1
Nov 1999	12,707.1	+25.2
Oct 1999	12,681.9	+20.8
Sep 1999	12,661.1	+21
Aug 1999	12,640.1	+3.6
Jul 1999	12,636.5	+23.6
Jun 1999	12,612.9	+24.1
May 1999	12,588.8	+10.1
Apr 1999	12,578.7	+24.4
Mar 1999	12,554.3	+23.7
Feb 1999	12,530.6	+40.4
Jan 1999	12,490.2	+11.5
Dec 1998	12,478.7	+27.6
Nov 1998	12,451.1	+20.6
Oct 1998	12,430.5	+26.4
Sep 1998	12,404.1	+34.1
Aug 1998	12,370.0	-15.8
Jul 1998	12,385.8	+56
Jun 1998	12,329.8	+35.6
May 1998	12,294.2	+38.4
Apr 1998	12,255.8	+27
Mar 1998	12,228.8	+18.9
Feb 1998	12,209.9	+23.3
Jan 1998	12,186.6	+11.3
Dec 1997	12,175.3	+33.2
Nov 1997	12,142.1	+17.1
Oct 1997	12,125.0	+30.3
Sep 1997	12,094.7	+25.2
Aug 1997	12,069.5	-1.6
Jul 1997	12,071.1	+53.4
Jun 1997	12,017.7	+18.3
May 1997	11,999.4	+36.4
Apr 1997	11,963.0	+36.8
Mar 1997	11,926.2	+26.3
Feb 1997	11,899.9	+27.8
Jan 1997	11,872.1	+35.3
Dec 1996	11,836.8	+19.3
Nov 1996	11,817.5	+31.6
Oct 1996	11,785.9	+36.9
Sep 1996	11,749.0	+33.8
Aug 1996	11,715.2	+7.6
Jul 1996	11,707.6	+33.5
Jun 1996	11,674.1	+23.4
May 1996	11,650.7	+34.9
Apr 1996	11,615.8	+25.4
Mar 1996	11,590.4	+32.9
Feb 1996	11,557.5	+44.7
Jan 1996	11,512.8	+6.7
Dec 1995	11,506.1	+31
Nov 1995	11,475.1	+32.5
Oct 1995	11,442.6	+20.6
Sep 1995	11,422.0	+41.6
Aug 1995	11,380.4	+29.2
Jul 1995	11,351.2	+13.9
Jun 1995	11,337.3	+34.1
May 1995	11,303.2	+18.4
Apr 1995	11,284.8	+21.1
Mar 1995	11,263.7	+34.3
Feb 1995	11,229.4	+33.5
Jan 1995	11,195.9	+34
Dec 1994	11,161.9	+40.3
Nov 1994	11,121.6	+28
Oct 1994	11,093.6	+30.2
Sep 1994	11,063.4	+17.2
Aug 1994	11,046.2	+28.7
Jul 1994	11,017.5	+55.3
Jun 1994	10,962.2	+43.8
May 1994	10,918.4	+33.9
Apr 1994	10,884.5	+37.7
Mar 1994	10,846.8	+36.3
Feb 1994	10,810.5	+13.5
Jan 1994	10,797.0	+25.7
Dec 1993	10,771.3	+33.4
Nov 1993	10,737.9	+24.5
Oct 1993	10,713.4	+30.6
Sep 1993	10,682.8	+19.1
Aug 1993	10,663.7	+30.7
Jul 1993	10,633.0	+40.5
Jun 1993	10,592.5	+29.3
May 1993	10,563.2	+38.9
Apr 1993	10,524.3	+35.6
Mar 1993	10,488.7	+20.6
Feb 1993	10,468.1	+34.5
Jan 1993	10,433.6	+29.7
Dec 1992	10,403.9	+28.9
Nov 1992	10,375.0	+35.3
Oct 1992	10,339.7	+35.7
Sep 1992	10,304.0	+22.1
Aug 1992	10,281.9	+24
Jul 1992	10,257.9	+49
Jun 1992	10,208.9	+26.2
May 1992	10,182.7	+28.5
Apr 1992	10,154.2	+26.2
Mar 1992	10,128.0	+26.1
Feb 1992	10,101.9	+31.4
Jan 1992	10,070.5	+39.5
Dec 1991	10,031.0	+41.6
Nov 1991	9,989.4	+30.4
Oct 1991	9,959.0	+38.4
Sep 1991	9,920.6	+41.1
Aug 1991	9,879.5	+40.3
Jul 1991	9,839.2	+34.7
Jun 1991	9,804.5	+54.3
May 1991	9,750.2	+28.9
Apr 1991	9,721.3	+36.2
Mar 1991	9,685.1	+40.9
Feb 1991	9,644.2	+37.4
Jan 1991	9,606.8	+55.5
Dec 1990	9,551.3	+43.1
Nov 1990	9,508.2	+32.3
Oct 1990	9,475.9	+39.5
Sep 1990	9,436.4	+42.3
Aug 1990	9,394.1	+33.9
Jul 1990	9,360.2	+37.7
Jun 1990	9,322.5	+45.6
May 1990	9,276.9	+42
Apr 1990	9,234.9	+32.7
Mar 1990	9,202.2	+48.5
Feb 1990	9,153.7	+37.7
Jan 1990	9,116.0	—