Health care employment grows by 17,000

May 8, 2009 | By More

doctorWhile the U.S. economy lost 539,000 nonfarm payroll jobs last month, employment in the health-care sector rose 17,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. 

Still, growth in health-care sector jobs was down from last year when employment grew on average by 30,000 per month.

Since the recession began in December, the economy has shed 5.7 million jobs, and U.S. unemployment rate now stands at 8.9%, up from 8.5.

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