Marketplace All-in-One Health care job growth continues to be on a tear
Mar 5, 2026
Mitchell Hartman, a reporter on labor and health-care hiring, and Simon Harvey, a senior macroeconomist at LB Macro, join the conversation. They dig into why health care added hundreds of thousands of jobs, what keeps hiring steady, student interest in care careers, and how geopolitical shocks pushed the dollar and reshaped investor behavior.
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Upskill Into Health Care For Stable Work
- Consider training or upskilling into health care or social services for durable employment given broad demand across geographies and pay levels.
- The field offers entry‑level roles to advanced professional tracks and retraining opportunities, appealing to career changers.
Health Care Jobs Are Hard To Automate Or Outsource
- Automation and AI are unlikely to slash health care employment because much work requires hands‑on patient care and location‑specific labor.
- Experts note many roles must be done in person and can't be outsourced abroad, sustaining local job demand.
Health Care Drove Most Job Growth
- Health care was the single strongest job creator in 2025–2026, adding 436,000 jobs and making up 121% of net job gains.
- Growth came from aging population demand, new treatments, plus non‑outsourcable, in‑person roles across hospitals and home care.