Rhode Island healthcare jobs added

Posted on July 7, 2015

The number of Rhode Island healthcare jobs may have increased, according to the latest statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Employment rose by 223,000 in June, compared with an average monthly gain of 250,000 over the prior 12 months.

In June, job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, retail trade, financial activities, and in transportation and warehousing.

Health care added 40,000 jobs in June. Job gains were distributed among the three component industries–ambulatory care services (+23,000), hospitals (+11,000), and nursing and residential care facilities (+7,000).

Employment in health care had grown by an average of 34,000 per month over the prior 12 months.

In June, employment in financial activities increased by 20,000, with most of the increase in insurance carriers and related activities (+9,000) and in securities, commodity contracts, and investments (+7,000).

Commercial banking employment declined by 6,000. Employment in financial activities has grown by 159,000 over the year, with insurance accounting for about half of the gain.

Transportation and warehousing added 17,000 jobs in June. Employment in truck transportation continued to trend up over the month (+7,000) and has increased by 19,000 over the past 3 months.

Employment in food services and drinking places continued to trend up in June (+30,000) and has increased by 355,000 over the year. Employment in mining continued to trend down in June (-4,000).

Since a recent high in December 2014, employment in mining has declined by 71,000, with losses concentrated in support activities for mining.

Employment in other major industries, including construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, information, and government, showed little or no change over the month.