MedPage Today October 5, 2025
Federal data from July have already showed a significant decline in job openings in healthcare
The healthcare sector is a bright spot in the economy this year, driving nearly half of the nation’s employment gains, but economists and experts say immigration crackdowns and looming Medicaid cuts pose a threat to future job growth.
Employers added 487,000 jobs from January to August, according to the latest nonfarm payroll data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The healthcare sector accounted for 48% of that lackluster growth, expanding by about 232,000 jobs, even though the sector employs only about 11% of workers.
“On the labor side, healthcare growth is driving the economy,” said Stanford economics professor Neale Mahoney, PhD.
Economists say President...
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