Table 5. Percent Change in Employment, Hours, and Earnings in Private1 Health Service Establishments, by Selected Type of Establishment: 1995-1999.
| Type of Establishment | Calendar Year | 1996 Q1 |
1996 Q2 |
1996 Q3 |
1996 Q4 |
1997 Q1 |
1997 Q2 |
1997 Q3 |
1997 Q4 |
1998 Q1 |
1998 Q2 |
1998 Q3 |
1998 Q4 |
1999 Q1 |
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| Annual Percent Change | Percent Change from the Same Period of Previous Year | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Employment in Thousands | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-Farm Private Sector | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Health Services | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Offices and Clinics of Physicians | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Offices and Clinics of Dentists | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Nursing Homes | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Private Hospitals | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Home Health Care Services | 12.4 | 7.3 | 5.3 | -5.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 2.8 | -1.3 | -4.9 | -7.5 | -8.1 | -6.6 |
| Non-Supervisory Employment in Thousands | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-Farm Private Sector | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Health Services | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Offices and Clinics of Physicians | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| Offices and Clinics of Dentists | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Nursing Homes | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.7 |
| Private Hospitals | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Home Health Care Services | 12.3 | 7.3 | 4.9 | -5.5 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 2.4 | -1.4 | -5.1 | -7.5 | -8.1 | -6.7 |
| Average Weekly Hours | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-Farm Private Sector | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| Health Services | -0.2 | -0.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
| Offices and Clinics of Physicians | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.7 |
| Offices and Clinics of Dentists | -0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -1.9 |
| Nursing Homes | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Private Hospitals | -0.3 | -0.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.9 |
| Home Health Care Services | 1.2 | -1.8 | 3.1 | 0.4 | -3.4 | -3.2 | -1.2 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.8 | -1.4 |
| Average Hourly Earnings | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-Farm Private Sector | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Health Services | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Offices and Clinics of Physicians | 2.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| Offices and Clinics of Dentists | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Nursing Homes | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| Private Hospitals | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| Home Health Care Services | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| Hospital Employment in Thousands | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Private | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Federal | -0.2 | -0.6 | -3.2 | -0.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | -2.6 | -1.9 | -4.1 | -3.7 | -2.6 | -2.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -1.3 |
| State | -2.9 | -4.9 | -4.2 | -3.3 | -4.6 | -4.6 | -5.2 | -5.4 | -5.0 | -4.4 | -3.7 | -3.9 | -4.5 | -4.1 | -2.9 | -1.6 | 0.0 |
| Local | -0.6 | -3.1 | -2.5 | 0.5 | -2.6 | -3.0 | -3.3 | -3.4 | -3.4 | -3.1 | -2.1 | -1.3 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
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Excludes hospitals, clinics, and other health-related establishments run by all governments.
NOTES: Data presented here conform to the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification. Q designates quarter of year. Quarterly data are not seasonally adjusted.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment and Earnings. Washington. U.S. Government Printing Office. Monthly reports for January 1995-March 1999.