Hospitals Trail Rebound in Hiring as Private Insurance Declines

Hospitals are lagging the rest of the health-care industry in hiring workers as executives navigate a changing landscape for insurance coverage.

The health-care industry gained 75,000 jobs in August, buoyed largely by the 49,000 jobs added by physician and dental offices, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. By contrast, hospitals, which account for almost a third of all U.S. health-care jobs, employed 60,000 fewer Americans than they did during the same month in 2019.

This slower rebound in rehiring comes as hospitals expect lower profits as a result of fewer Americans having private, employer-sponsored health insurance, which ...