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April 2011

Employment in health care: a crutch for the ailing economy during the 2007-09 recession

Catherine A. Wood

During the last recession, employment in the health care industry grew while total nonfarm employment was down by more than 7.5 million; although growth in health care was not as robust as in the previous two recessions, the industry still gained 428,000 jobs. The health care industry added 428,000 jobs

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