The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.17% in December to a seasonally adjusted 5,297,100 workers, which is 8,800 more than in the previous month and 102,000 more than a year ago. The nation's overall unemployment rate remained unchanged in December at 3.5%.
BLS data can be obtained at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm.