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Employment in U.S. nursing and residential care facilities 1998-2016

Employment in U.S. nursing and residential care facilities from 1998 to 2016 (in thousand)
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The data displays the employment in U.S. hospitals and nursing and residential care facilities from 1998 to 2016. In 2016, the number of employees in this sector in the U.S. stood at around 3.3 million.

1998 2564
1999 2603
2000 2651
2001 2728
2002 2788
2003 2826
2004 2857
2005 2877
2006 2916
2007 2978
2008 3048
2009 3112
2010 3175
2011 3197
2012 3224
2013 3262
2014 3293
2015 3311
2016 3349