Figure A
Residential long-term care employment had been growing steadily until 2020, but has yet to recover from the pandemic: Nursing home and residential care facility employment, 1990–2022 (thousands)
| Date | Nursing homes | Residential care facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-1990 | 1,138.0 | 666.3 |
| Feb-1990 | 1,143.0 | 669.9 |
| Mar-1990 | 1,149.0 | 674.3 |
| Apr-1990 | 1,154.2 | 678.0 |
| May-1990 | 1,162.1 | 681.3 |
| Jun-1990 | 1,166.0 | 684.6 |
| Jul-1990 | 1,171.2 | 688.5 |
| Aug-1990 | 1,177.7 | 691.8 |
| Sep-1990 | 1,182.5 | 694.7 |
| Oct-1990 | 1,189.9 | 698.9 |
| Nov-1990 | 1,196.7 | 703.3 |
| Dec-1990 | 1,204.8 | 706.7 |
| Jan-1991 | 1,212.5 | 710.6 |
| Feb-1991 | 1,220.9 | 714.4 |
| Mar-1991 | 1,227.6 | 718.5 |
| Apr-1991 | 1,231.7 | 721.9 |
| May-1991 | 1,235.1 | 726.6 |
| Jun-1991 | 1,240.8 | 730.0 |
| Jul-1991 | 1,244.2 | 732.9 |
| Aug-1991 | 1,248.3 | 738.1 |
| Sep-1991 | 1,252.2 | 741.7 |
| Oct-1991 | 1,253.7 | 745.4 |
| Nov-1991 | 1,255.9 | 748.6 |
| Dec-1991 | 1,259.4 | 752.6 |
| Jan-1992 | 1,262.8 | 756.6 |
| Feb-1992 | 1,263.8 | 758.7 |
| Mar-1992 | 1,265.2 | 760.9 |
| Apr-1992 | 1,267.6 | 762.9 |
| May-1992 | 1,270.0 | 765.3 |
| Jun-1992 | 1,271.1 | 768.3 |
| Jul-1992 | 1,273.7 | 771.6 |
| Aug-1992 | 1,275.8 | 773.0 |
| Sep-1992 | 1,278.2 | 775.3 |
| Oct-1992 | 1,281.9 | 779.1 |
| Nov-1992 | 1,285.3 | 782.4 |
| Dec-1992 | 1,286.3 | 786.3 |
| Jan-1993 | 1,288.9 | 789.4 |
| Feb-1993 | 1,293.5 | 793.1 |
| Mar-1993 | 1,296.2 | 796.2 |
| Apr-1993 | 1,304.3 | 800.7 |
| May-1993 | 1,312.0 | 804.3 |
| Jun-1993 | 1,316.4 | 808.2 |
| Jul-1993 | 1,319.1 | 809.7 |
| Aug-1993 | 1,325.7 | 814.4 |
| Sep-1993 | 1,334.2 | 818.1 |
| Oct-1993 | 1,341.4 | 821.4 |
| Nov-1993 | 1,346.5 | 824.2 |
| Dec-1993 | 1,352.6 | 826.2 |
| Jan-1994 | 1,356.7 | 829.3 |
| Feb-1994 | 1,359.5 | 832.3 |
| Mar-1994 | 1,366.3 | 835.4 |
| Apr-1994 | 1,369.8 | 838.7 |
| May-1994 | 1,373.2 | 842.5 |
| Jun-1994 | 1,377.2 | 846.2 |
| Jul-1994 | 1,381.9 | 851.2 |
| Aug-1994 | 1,384.8 | 856.1 |
| Sep-1994 | 1,385.7 | 859.8 |
| Oct-1994 | 1,387.2 | 864.2 |
| Nov-1994 | 1,389.3 | 868.7 |
| Dec-1994 | 1,392.1 | 873.5 |
| Jan-1995 | 1,396.1 | 878.1 |
| Feb-1995 | 1,400.0 | 881.2 |
| Mar-1995 | 1,401.5 | 885.5 |
| Apr-1995 | 1,404.2 | 888.2 |
| May-1995 | 1,405.5 | 890.0 |
| Jun-1995 | 1,409.4 | 894.0 |
| Jul-1995 | 1,413.2 | 895.9 |
| Aug-1995 | 1,418.2 | 899.6 |
| Sep-1995 | 1,422.5 | 902.4 |
| Oct-1995 | 1,424.1 | 904.5 |
| Nov-1995 | 1,428.4 | 906.6 |
| Dec-1995 | 1,431.1 | 910.4 |
| Jan-1996 | 1,431.4 | 913.4 |
| Feb-1996 | 1,435.9 | 916.6 |
| Mar-1996 | 1,439.7 | 919.9 |
| Apr-1996 | 1,441.9 | 923.9 |
| May-1996 | 1,445.4 | 927.4 |
| Jun-1996 | 1,449.1 | 930.6 |
| Jul-1996 | 1,451.7 | 934.5 |
| Aug-1996 | 1,452.6 | 938.4 |
| Sep-1996 | 1,454.2 | 938.8 |
| Oct-1996 | 1,457.2 | 941.5 |
| Nov-1996 | 1,459.4 | 945.4 |
| Dec-1996 | 1,462.2 | 947.8 |
| Jan-1997 | 1,463.8 | 950.2 |
| Feb-1997 | 1,465.2 | 952.1 |
| Mar-1997 | 1,466.4 | 957.1 |
| Apr-1997 | 1,471.5 | 961.8 |
| May-1997 | 1,474.8 | 965.4 |
| Jun-1997 | 1,473.8 | 969.0 |
| Jul-1997 | 1,476.3 | 972.9 |
| Aug-1997 | 1,478.4 | 974.0 |
| Sep-1997 | 1,478.3 | 976.6 |
| Oct-1997 | 1,480.7 | 978.5 |
| Nov-1997 | 1,482.9 | 980.6 |
| Dec-1997 | 1,484.9 | 986.7 |
| Jan-1998 | 1,481.5 | 985.7 |
| Feb-1998 | 1,483.9 | 989.0 |
| Mar-1998 | 1,483.8 | 993.1 |
| Apr-1998 | 1,486.6 | 994.7 |
| May-1998 | 1,488.7 | 996.3 |
| Jun-1998 | 1,489.8 | 996.0 |
| Jul-1998 | 1,489.8 | 998.0 |
| Aug-1998 | 1,490.4 | 999.9 |
| Sep-1998 | 1,493.3 | 1,002.9 |
| Oct-1998 | 1,494.3 | 1,005.6 |
| Nov-1998 | 1,495.0 | 1,007.1 |
| Dec-1998 | 1,495.6 | 1,008.1 |
| Jan-1999 | 1,496.8 | 1,011.6 |
| Feb-1999 | 1,497.6 | 1,014.2 |
| Mar-1999 | 1,498.8 | 1,016.0 |
| Apr-1999 | 1,499.5 | 1,018.8 |
| May-1999 | 1,500.5 | 1,021.4 |
| Jun-1999 | 1,500.9 | 1,025.2 |
| Jul-1999 | 1,501.3 | 1,029.0 |
| Aug-1999 | 1,502.2 | 1,033.4 |
| Sep-1999 | 1,502.7 | 1,036.6 |
| Oct-1999 | 1,503.2 | 1,039.6 |
| Nov-1999 | 1,504.1 | 1,043.1 |
| Dec-1999 | 1,505.4 | 1,046.9 |
| Jan-2000 | 1,505.7 | 1,048.9 |
| Feb-2000 | 1,507.5 | 1,053.7 |
| Mar-2000 | 1,507.9 | 1,056.5 |
| Apr-2000 | 1,507.5 | 1,058.0 |
| May-2000 | 1,508.7 | 1,061.5 |
| Jun-2000 | 1,510.2 | 1,065.9 |
| Jul-2000 | 1,513.5 | 1,070.7 |
| Aug-2000 | 1,517.5 | 1,075.4 |
| Sep-2000 | 1,517.4 | 1,079.1 |
| Oct-2000 | 1,519.5 | 1,084.4 |
| Nov-2000 | 1,521.6 | 1,087.9 |
| Dec-2000 | 1,524.9 | 1,093.7 |
| Jan-2001 | 1,529.3 | 1,097.8 |
| Feb-2001 | 1,534.6 | 1,102.8 |
| Mar-2001 | 1,537.2 | 1,107.6 |
| Apr-2001 | 1,540.1 | 1,114.2 |
| May-2001 | 1,538.7 | 1,122.6 |
| Jun-2001 | 1,546.7 | 1,129.1 |
| Jul-2001 | 1,548.8 | 1,135.2 |
| Aug-2001 | 1,550.9 | 1,138.8 |
| Sep-2001 | 1,553.0 | 1,144.1 |
| Oct-2001 | 1,556.7 | 1,147.4 |
| Nov-2001 | 1,560.7 | 1,150.8 |
| Dec-2001 | 1,564.5 | 1,151.6 |
| Jan-2002 | 1,567.6 | 1,157.9 |
| Feb-2002 | 1,568.8 | 1,160.1 |
| Mar-2002 | 1,569.4 | 1,162.5 |
| Apr-2002 | 1,570.5 | 1,165.0 |
| May-2002 | 1,570.8 | 1,164.1 |
| Jun-2002 | 1,571.1 | 1,167.6 |
| Jul-2002 | 1,573.7 | 1,168.4 |
| Aug-2002 | 1,575.5 | 1,171.3 |
| Sep-2002 | 1,577.2 | 1,173.1 |
| Oct-2002 | 1,578.2 | 1,176.8 |
| Nov-2002 | 1,578.2 | 1,184.1 |
| Dec-2002 | 1,577.3 | 1,187.5 |
| Jan-2003 | 1,581.3 | 1,189.9 |
| Feb-2003 | 1,583.2 | 1,191.5 |
| Mar-2003 | 1,582.1 | 1,195.8 |
| Apr-2003 | 1,582.7 | 1,200.9 |
| May-2003 | 1,583.3 | 1,204.9 |
| Jun-2003 | 1,583.3 | 1,204.8 |
| Jul-2003 | 1,579.5 | 1,205.7 |
| Aug-2003 | 1,575.4 | 1,209.6 |
| Sep-2003 | 1,575.9 | 1,211.6 |
| Oct-2003 | 1,576.8 | 1,215.7 |
| Nov-2003 | 1,576.4 | 1,219.4 |
| Dec-2003 | 1,575.4 | 1,223.6 |
| Jan-2004 | 1,572.6 | 1,223.9 |
| Feb-2004 | 1,570.2 | 1,225.7 |
| Mar-2004 | 1,573.5 | 1,233.2 |
| Apr-2004 | 1,576.9 | 1,236.7 |
| May-2004 | 1,577.3 | 1,238.0 |
| Jun-2004 | 1,577.6 | 1,239.5 |
| Jul-2004 | 1,577.7 | 1,242.2 |
| Aug-2004 | 1,578.5 | 1,244.4 |
| Sep-2004 | 1,579.2 | 1,250.1 |
| Oct-2004 | 1,580.4 | 1,252.4 |
| Nov-2004 | 1,579.5 | 1,255.6 |
| Dec-2004 | 1,577.5 | 1,259.1 |
| Jan-2005 | 1,574.3 | 1,261.0 |
| Feb-2005 | 1,575.3 | 1,264.2 |
| Mar-2005 | 1,578.0 | 1,264.0 |
| Apr-2005 | 1,575.9 | 1,268.2 |
| May-2005 | 1,575.7 | 1,274.9 |
| Jun-2005 | 1,578.0 | 1,274.2 |
| Jul-2005 | 1,578.7 | 1,279.9 |
| Aug-2005 | 1,579.4 | 1,282.5 |
| Sep-2005 | 1,580.6 | 1,290.0 |
| Oct-2005 | 1,577.7 | 1,291.2 |
| Nov-2005 | 1,579.1 | 1,290.3 |
| Dec-2005 | 1,578.3 | 1,290.9 |
| Jan-2006 | 1,578.3 | 1,295.2 |
| Feb-2006 | 1,573.9 | 1,299.7 |
| Mar-2006 | 1,576.4 | 1,300.8 |
| Apr-2006 | 1,577.2 | 1,301.8 |
| May-2006 | 1,581.7 | 1,302.5 |
| Jun-2006 | 1,581.6 | 1,309.4 |
| Jul-2006 | 1,585.7 | 1,315.2 |
| Aug-2006 | 1,580.0 | 1,314.9 |
| Sep-2006 | 1,580.2 | 1,312.3 |
| Oct-2006 | 1,585.9 | 1,319.1 |
| Nov-2006 | 1,587.3 | 1,324.0 |
| Dec-2006 | 1,589.7 | 1,331.6 |
| Jan-2007 | 1,591.1 | 1,333.8 |
| Feb-2007 | 1,595.2 | 1,335.5 |
| Mar-2007 | 1,596.2 | 1,338.6 |
| Apr-2007 | 1,600.4 | 1,344.7 |
| May-2007 | 1,597.3 | 1,351.9 |
| Jun-2007 | 1,599.6 | 1,363.8 |
| Jul-2007 | 1,603.6 | 1,358.3 |
| Aug-2007 | 1,606.2 | 1,361.7 |
| Sep-2007 | 1,608.9 | 1,366.4 |
| Oct-2007 | 1,609.2 | 1,367.7 |
| Nov-2007 | 1,610.6 | 1,369.3 |
| Dec-2007 | 1,611.6 | 1,372.2 |
| Jan-2008 | 1,613.1 | 1,377.7 |
| Feb-2008 | 1,617.9 | 1,378.6 |
| Mar-2008 | 1,615.4 | 1,385.9 |
| Apr-2008 | 1,617.0 | 1,391.9 |
| May-2008 | 1,617.4 | 1,393.5 |
| Jun-2008 | 1,617.0 | 1,396.8 |
| Jul-2008 | 1,616.2 | 1,397.2 |
| Aug-2008 | 1,617.5 | 1,400.4 |
| Sep-2008 | 1,615.3 | 1,403.6 |
| Oct-2008 | 1,619.3 | 1,407.0 |
| Nov-2008 | 1,623.9 | 1,413.4 |
| Dec-2008 | 1,628.8 | 1,419.3 |
| Jan-2009 | 1,632.0 | 1,421.7 |
| Feb-2009 | 1,635.7 | 1,426.5 |
| Mar-2009 | 1,637.9 | 1,429.3 |
| Apr-2009 | 1,640.3 | 1,428.5 |
| May-2009 | 1,643.5 | 1,431.5 |
| Jun-2009 | 1,645.4 | 1,433.8 |
| Jul-2009 | 1,646.9 | 1,440.2 |
| Aug-2009 | 1,651.2 | 1,443.2 |
| Sep-2009 | 1,652.2 | 1,443.3 |
| Oct-2009 | 1,654.3 | 1,449.5 |
| Nov-2009 | 1,652.2 | 1,453.4 |
| Dec-2009 | 1,650.8 | 1,451.6 |
| Jan-2010 | 1,648.4 | 1,452.3 |
| Feb-2010 | 1,650.8 | 1,453.0 |
| Mar-2010 | 1,653.6 | 1,458.3 |
| Apr-2010 | 1,655.5 | 1,461.1 |
| May-2010 | 1,655.7 | 1,463.0 |
| Jun-2010 | 1,655.2 | 1,465.4 |
| Jul-2010 | 1,658.6 | 1,468.0 |
| Aug-2010 | 1,659.3 | 1,471.4 |
| Sep-2010 | 1,659.2 | 1,473.1 |
| Oct-2010 | 1,660.1 | 1,476.9 |
| Nov-2010 | 1,667.2 | 1,476.2 |
| Dec-2010 | 1,668.4 | 1,484.8 |
| Jan-2011 | 1,668.8 | 1,485.9 |
| Feb-2011 | 1,667.9 | 1,488.3 |
| Mar-2011 | 1,668.7 | 1,489.9 |
| Apr-2011 | 1,669.1 | 1,494.4 |
| May-2011 | 1,669.5 | 1,496.9 |
| Jun-2011 | 1,673.1 | 1,495.9 |
| Jul-2011 | 1,672.2 | 1,501.0 |
| Aug-2011 | 1,672.9 | 1,503.3 |
| Sep-2011 | 1,673.6 | 1,508.0 |
| Oct-2011 | 1,671.5 | 1,507.7 |
| Nov-2011 | 1,664.5 | 1,509.1 |
| Dec-2011 | 1,664.3 | 1,506.1 |
| Jan-2012 | 1,666.8 | 1,512.9 |
| Feb-2012 | 1,663.4 | 1,517.4 |
| Mar-2012 | 1,669.0 | 1,519.0 |
| Apr-2012 | 1,663.9 | 1,523.9 |
| May-2012 | 1,665.0 | 1,528.3 |
| Jun-2012 | 1,662.3 | 1,531.9 |
| Jul-2012 | 1,663.2 | 1,536.7 |
| Aug-2012 | 1,659.4 | 1,539.3 |
| Sep-2012 | 1,660.7 | 1,541.7 |
| Oct-2012 | 1,658.3 | 1,545.3 |
| Nov-2012 | 1,657.3 | 1,547.5 |
| Dec-2012 | 1,660.4 | 1,553.0 |
| Jan-2013 | 1,656.1 | 1,554.2 |
| Feb-2013 | 1,655.4 | 1,558.4 |
| Mar-2013 | 1,658.1 | 1,562.1 |
| Apr-2013 | 1,657.1 | 1,565.8 |
| May-2013 | 1,654.9 | 1,571.0 |
| Jun-2013 | 1,653.9 | 1,574.5 |
| Jul-2013 | 1,650.3 | 1,578.0 |
| Aug-2013 | 1,659.8 | 1,579.5 |
| Sep-2013 | 1,649.5 | 1,582.7 |
| Oct-2013 | 1,651.2 | 1,585.7 |
| Nov-2013 | 1,649.7 | 1,590.2 |
| Dec-2013 | 1,646.9 | 1,598.0 |
| Jan-2014 | 1,648.1 | 1,597.6 |
| Feb-2014 | 1,650.5 | 1,598.6 |
| Mar-2014 | 1,651.2 | 1,600.5 |
| Apr-2014 | 1,652.2 | 1,602.5 |
| May-2014 | 1,653.1 | 1,604.6 |
| Jun-2014 | 1,653.4 | 1,602.0 |
| Jul-2014 | 1,650.6 | 1,604.9 |
| Aug-2014 | 1,650.1 | 1,609.3 |
| Sep-2014 | 1,648.5 | 1,612.6 |
| Oct-2014 | 1,648.1 | 1,618.0 |
| Nov-2014 | 1,648.3 | 1,619.7 |
| Dec-2014 | 1,647.9 | 1,624.3 |
| Jan-2015 | 1,651.8 | 1,630.2 |
| Feb-2015 | 1,650.1 | 1,629.3 |
| Mar-2015 | 1,647.2 | 1,630.4 |
| Apr-2015 | 1,648.2 | 1,635.8 |
| May-2015 | 1,645.7 | 1,638.9 |
| Jun-2015 | 1,645.9 | 1,641.3 |
| Jul-2015 | 1,647.9 | 1,645.3 |
| Aug-2015 | 1,649.0 | 1,647.6 |
| Sep-2015 | 1,650.1 | 1,652.1 |
| Oct-2015 | 1,649.1 | 1,651.4 |
| Nov-2015 | 1,650.2 | 1,654.9 |
| Dec-2015 | 1,647.9 | 1,652.2 |
| Jan-2016 | 1,644.1 | 1,658.8 |
| Feb-2016 | 1,638.4 | 1,665.4 |
| Mar-2016 | 1,640.5 | 1,668.4 |
| Apr-2016 | 1,639.9 | 1,668.8 |
| May-2016 | 1,641.7 | 1,671.2 |
| Jun-2016 | 1,644.7 | 1,675.1 |
| Jul-2016 | 1,648.8 | 1,679.6 |
| Aug-2016 | 1,639.3 | 1,682.5 |
| Sep-2016 | 1,643.6 | 1,682.9 |
| Oct-2016 | 1,639.3 | 1,687.7 |
| Nov-2016 | 1,637.9 | 1,690.9 |
| Dec-2016 | 1,641.2 | 1,696.9 |
| Jan-2017 | 1,637.0 | 1,700.9 |
| Feb-2017 | 1,636.9 | 1,705.2 |
| Mar-2017 | 1,634.3 | 1,708.1 |
| Apr-2017 | 1,632.9 | 1,713.6 |
| May-2017 | 1,631.2 | 1,718.0 |
| Jun-2017 | 1,628.7 | 1,721.0 |
| Jul-2017 | 1,627.0 | 1,724.1 |
| Aug-2017 | 1,629.6 | 1,726.8 |
| Sep-2017 | 1,620.3 | 1,726.2 |
| Oct-2017 | 1,618.0 | 1,726.7 |
| Nov-2017 | 1,617.3 | 1,734.2 |
| Dec-2017 | 1,614.3 | 1,736.9 |
| Jan-2018 | 1,615.6 | 1,741.2 |
| Feb-2018 | 1,614.3 | 1,742.4 |
| Mar-2018 | 1,610.2 | 1,742.5 |
| Apr-2018 | 1,609.1 | 1,743.9 |
| May-2018 | 1,610.8 | 1,746.9 |
| Jun-2018 | 1,605.8 | 1,748.4 |
| Jul-2018 | 1,602.7 | 1,749.3 |
| Aug-2018 | 1,601.8 | 1,753.8 |
| Sep-2018 | 1,599.7 | 1,755.9 |
| Oct-2018 | 1,601.7 | 1,759.1 |
| Nov-2018 | 1,600.6 | 1,756.6 |
| Dec-2018 | 1,603.0 | 1,759.6 |
| Jan-2019 | 1,599.8 | 1,762.6 |
| Feb-2019 | 1,600.2 | 1,765.3 |
| Mar-2019 | 1,602.8 | 1,770.4 |
| Apr-2019 | 1,600.1 | 1,774.3 |
| May-2019 | 1,599.2 | 1,774.6 |
| Jun-2019 | 1,598.8 | 1,777.0 |
| Jul-2019 | 1,599.6 | 1,780.5 |
| Aug-2019 | 1,597.4 | 1,782.6 |
| Sep-2019 | 1,595.4 | 1,782.4 |
| Oct-2019 | 1,588.9 | 1,789.7 |
| Nov-2019 | 1,588.1 | 1,790.2 |
| Dec-2019 | 1,579.7 | 1,790.8 |
| Jan-2020 | 1,585.1 | 1,793.5 |
| Feb-2020 | 1,584.8 | 1,792.4 |
| Mar-2020 | 1,581.2 | 1,789.9 |
| Apr-2020 | 1,537.2 | 1,706.3 |
| May-2020 | 1,508.0 | 1,691.9 |
| Jun-2020 | 1,490.0 | 1,691.2 |
| Jul-2020 | 1,470.6 | 1,689.3 |
| Aug-2020 | 1,463.3 | 1,683.9 |
| Sep-2020 | 1,454.5 | 1,687.1 |
| Oct-2020 | 1,447.8 | 1,685.8 |
| Nov-2020 | 1,437.2 | 1,685.6 |
| Dec-2020 | 1,430.9 | 1,679.1 |
| Jan-2021 | 1,416.7 | 1,671.6 |
| Feb-2021 | 1,406.3 | 1,673.0 |
| Mar-2021 | 1,403.6 | 1,670.4 |
| Apr-2021 | 1,388.7 | 1,666.4 |
| May-2021 | 1,383.7 | 1,660.7 |
| Jun-2021 | 1,376.3 | 1,655.6 |
| Jul-2021 | 1,373.7 | 1,646.9 |
| Aug-2021 | 1,367.7 | 1,647.2 |
| Sep-2021 | 1,346.7 | 1,625.7 |
| Oct-2021 | 1,349.2 | 1,619.9 |
| Nov-2021 | 1,346.0 | 1,621.4 |
| Dec-2021 | 1,346.2 | 1,624.3 |
| Jan-2022 | 1,350.0 | 1,622.4 |
| Feb-2022 | 1,351.6 | 1,628.0 |
Notes: For definitions of nursing homes and residential care facilities, see extended notes.
“Nursing homes” refers to NAICS code 6231 (Nursing Care Facilities). “Residential care facilities” refers to NAICS codes 6232 (Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities), 6233 (Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly), and 6239 (Other Residential Care Facilities).
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Current Employment Statistics, Establishment Survey (CES) public data series.
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