Persons employed in health service sites, by site and sex: United States, 2000–2007
[Data are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population]
| Site | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | Number of persons in thousands | |||||||
| All employed civilians 1 | 136,891 | 136,933 | 136,485 | 137,736 | 139,252 | 141,730 | 144,427 | 146,047 |
| All health service sites 2 | 12,211 | 12,558 | 13,069 | 13,615 | 13,817 | 14,052 | 14,352 | 14,687 |
| Offices and clinics of physicians | 1,387 | 1,499 | 1,533 | 1,673 | 1,727 | 1,801 | 1,785 | 1,720 |
| Offices and clinics of dentists | 672 | 701 | 734 | 771 | 780 | 792 | 852 | 843 |
| Offices and clinics of chiropractors | 120 | 111 | 132 | 142 | 156 | 163 | 163 | 144 |
| Offices and clinics of optometrists | 95 | 102 | 113 | 92 | 93 | 98 | 98 | 114 |
| Offices and clinics of other health practitioners 3 | 143 | 140 | 149 | 250 | 274 | 275 | 292 | 299 |
| Outpatient care centers | 772 | 830 | 850 | 873 | 885 | 901 | 919 | 881 |
| Home health care services | 548 | 582 | 636 | 741 | 750 | 795 | 928 | 959 |
| Other health care services 4 | 1,027 | 1,101 | 1,188 | 943 | 976 | 1,045 | 1,096 | 1,334 |
| Hospitals | 5,202 | 5,256 | 5,330 | 5,652 | 5,700 | 5,719 | 5,712 | 5,955 |
| Nursing care facilities | 1,593 | 1,568 | 1,715 | 1,877 | 1,858 | 1,848 | 1,807 | 1,689 |
| Residential care facilities, without nursing | 652 | 668 | 689 | 601 | 618 | 615 | 700 | 749 |
| Men | ||||||||
| All health service sites 2 | 2,756 | 2,778 | 2,838 | 2,986 | 3,067 | 3,097 | 3,187 | 3,316 |
| Offices and clinics of physicians | 354 | 379 | 370 | 414 | 424 | 418 | 421 | 417 |
| Offices and clinics of dentists | 158 | 150 | 151 | 163 | 158 | 156 | 173 | 161 |
| Offices and clinics of chiropractors | 32 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 61 | 54 |
| Offices and clinics of optometrists | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 |
| Offices and clinics of other health practitioners 3 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 63 | 69 | 80 | 80 | 71 |
| Outpatient care centers | 186 | 185 | 172 | 200 | 203 | 201 | 199 | 216 |
| Home health care services | 45 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 65 | 81 | 91 | 96 |
| Other health care services 4 | 304 | 345 | 362 | 297 | 314 | 311 | 344 | 399 |
| Hospitals | 1,241 | 1,187 | 1,195 | 1,263 | 1,333 | 1,347 | 1,337 | 1,464 |
| Nursing care facilities | 195 | 189 | 223 | 267 | 251 | 246 | 263 | 217 |
| Residential care facilities, without nursing | 177 | 185 | 193 | 181 | 164 | 162 | 189 | 195 |
| Women | ||||||||
| All health service sites 2 | 9,457 | 9,782 | 10,232 | 10,631 | 10,750 | 10,958 | 11,167 | 11,370 |
| Offices and clinics of physicians | 1,034 | 1,120 | 1,164 | 1,259 | 1,302 | 1,383 | 1,364 | 1,303 |
| Offices and clinics of dentists | 514 | 551 | 584 | 607 | 623 | 637 | 679 | 681 |
| Offices and clinics of chiropractors | 88 | 72 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 95 | 102 | 90 |
| Offices and clinics of optometrists | 69 | 75 | 84 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 88 |
| Offices and clinics of other health practitioners 3 | 106 | 99 | 106 | 186 | 204 | 195 | 213 | 228 |
| Outpatient care centers | 586 | 646 | 678 | 673 | 683 | 700 | 720 | 665 |
| Home health care services | 503 | 531 | 582 | 685 | 685 | 713 | 837 | 863 |
| Other health care services 4 | 723 | 756 | 826 | 646 | 662 | 734 | 752 | 935 |
| Hospitals | 3,961 | 4,069 | 4,135 | 4,390 | 4,366 | 4,372 | 4,376 | 4,491 |
| Nursing care facilities | 1,398 | 1,380 | 1,492 | 1,611 | 1,607 | 1,602 | 1,544 | 1,472 |
| Residential care facilities, without nursing | 475 | 483 | 496 | 420 | 454 | 453 | 511 | 554 |
| Both sexes | Percent of employed civilians | |||||||
| All health service sites | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
| Percent distribution | ||||||||
| All health service sites | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Offices and clinics of physicians | 11.4 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 11.7 |
| Offices and clinics of dentists | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| Offices and clinics of chiropractors | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Offices and clinics of optometrists | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Offices and clinics of other health practitioners 3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Outpatient care centers | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| Home health care services | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Other health care services 4 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 9.1 |
| Hospitals | 42.6 | 41.9 | 40.8 | 41.5 | 41.3 | 40.7 | 39.8 | 40.5 |
| Nursing care facilities | 13.0 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 11.5 |
| Residential care facilities, without nursing | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
Excludes workers under the age of 16 years.
Data for health service sites for men and women may not sum to total for all health service sites for both sexes due to rounding.
Includes health service sites such as psychologists’ offices,
nutritionists’ offices, speech defect clinics, and other
offices and clinics. Complete list of clinics under this category is
available from: http://www
Includes health service sites such as clinical laboratories, blood banks,
CT-SCAN (computer tomography) centers, and other offices and clinics.
Complete list of clinics under this category is available from:
http://www
NOTES: Annual data are based on data collected each month and averaged over the year. Health service sites are based on the North American Industry Classification System. Appendix II, Industry of employment, Table IX for codes for industries. Data for additional years are available. See Appendix III.
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current
Population Survey: Employment and Earnings, January 2008, available
from: http://www
From: Trend Tables
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