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Title: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on New Jobs

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Publication Year: 2012

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Abstract: The health care industry in the United States accounted for $2.7 trillion in spending in 2011. More people are employed in health care (including those working in the private and public sectors) than in any other private industry in the United States, accounting for 13% of the workforce. Job growth in the health care industry has been consistently positive, even during recessions. Between 2007 and 2013, employment in health care grew 10.7%, with 1.85 million new jobs, while all other industries declined 2.8%, losing 3.85 million jobs (Wright, 2013). There are many career fields in . . .

Url: https://healthforce.ucsf.edu/sites/healthforce.ucsf.edu/files/publication-pdf/Spetz_Lee_Final.pdf

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Authors: Spetz, Joanne; Lee, Philip R; Frogner, Bianca K; Lucia, Laurel; Hacobs, Ken

Publisher: University of California, San Francisco

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Population Health and Health Systems

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