Hospitals See First Employment Dip in Years
For the first time since the recession began in December 2007, hospitals posted a decline in employment, following waves of mass layoffs that spiked in September and have remained higher than normal ever since.
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April 6, 2009
Hospitals See First Employment Dip in Years
Joblessness in America continued climbing swiftly in March as even the
stalwart health care sector showed signs of weakness, including a small but
notable drop in employment at hospitals.
For the first time since the recession began in December 2007, hospitals
posted a decline in employment, following waves of mass layoffs that spiked in
September and have remained higher than normal ever since. Preliminary
seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics say the number
of hospital workers decreased by 700 in March, less than a tenth of a percent of
the 4.71 million hospital workforce.
During the 16 months of the recession, hospitals gained an average of 9,700
workers per month. The last time hospitals posted a decline in employment was
June 2004, historical data show.
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