Abstract
This article quantifies changes in employment and average wages of employees of 6 key health care organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the US health care workforce owing to changes in the use and finances of health care clinician offices and institutions, increased health risks, burnout from increased patient burdens, and child care disruptions.[1,2,3,4] While federal programs have provided financial assistance to hospitals and institutions,[1] the net effect of these forces on health care employment levels and wages has not been examined
We used industry- and county-level data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, which covers more than 95% of US jobs).[5]
Average wages within the health care sector increased at a lower rate relative to all industries’ changes (2020: 5.0% vs 6.7%; and 2021-Q2: 1.5% vs 6.9%)
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the US health care workforce owing to changes in the use and finances of health care clinician offices and institutions, increased health risks, burnout from increased patient burdens, and child care disruptions.[1,2,3,4] While federal programs have provided financial assistance to hospitals and institutions,[1] the net effect of these forces on health care employment levels and wages has not been examined. Author affiliations and article information are listed at the end of this article
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