Healthcare added 63,300 jobs between December 2020 and December 2021, an increase of 0.4%. In contrast, the year before the pandemic increased by 2.1%. The industry added 334,900 jobs between December 2018 and December 2019. Nursing homes lost 5,200 jobs in December, and community care facilities for the elderly lost 2,200 jobs last month. In the field of health care, nursing homes have the hardest time to resume work during the pandemic. Even if other sectors recover, the number of employed people is declining month by month.

The employment recovery in the hospital sector may be the most turbulent in the healthcare sector.Following a small increase in the previous month, the hospital lost another 5,100 jobs in December. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Initial projection The hospital was unemployed in November.

At the same time, employment in the mobile sector continues to grow at a more stable rate, with an estimated 8,100 jobs added in December, slightly lower than the increase in November. Among them, the doctor’s office saw the largest increase, with an estimated increase of 4,000 jobs. Dentists, outpatient care centers and diagnostic laboratories have hardly seen a significant increase.

Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that since April 2020, total employment has increased by 18.8 million, but it has fallen by 3.6 million, or 2.3%, from the pre-pandemic level in February 2020.

The leisure and hospitality industry saw the largest increase in December, adding an estimated 53,000 jobs, although employment in this industry is still down 7.2% from February 2020. Employment in the professional and business services industry has also increased significantly by 43,000, although the number of jobs in this industry is still not enough to be slightly below the level of February 2020.