(Bloomberg) — Health-care jobs hit a record as a percentage of total non-farm employment in the most recent U.S. payrolls report, fueled by an improving economy and President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul.
Health jobs made up 10.7 percent of all jobs in August. That's 15.2 million people employed in doctors' offices, hospitals and home care on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department said Friday, up from 14.7 million a year earlier.
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