Healthcare hiring strong in May, jobs report shows

Hospitals experienced their largest hiring increase since December 2020 by adding 16,000 employees. At 5.2 million jobs, the hospital industry’s employment level is the highest it has been during the pandemic.

Physician offices added 5,800 jobs and have not seen job losses since a hiring plummet in April 2020.

Nursing homes added 1,300 jobs in May and residential mental health facilities added 1,400. Employment at nursing care facilities has…