Health care added 22,000 July jobs, and BLS later revised payrolls up
Issue
On August 7, 2026, BLS reported that total nonfarm payrolls fell 23,000 in July while health care added 22,000 jobs, 18,100 of them in ambulatory health care services. On September 4, BLS revised July payrolls to a gain of 21,000.
The ambulatory series covers physician and dental offices, labs and home health, and does not count FQHC jobs separately.
Corrected Sep 28, 2026: BLS later revised July total payrolls from a loss of 23,000 to a gain of 21,000.
Key points
- Total nonfarm payrolls fell 23,000 in July while private payrolls rose 30,000; May and June were revised down by 103,000 combined.
- Health care added 22,000 jobs, including 18,100 in the broad ambulatory health care services series.
- BLS does not report an FQHC-only employment series here; 18,100 is not an FQHC hiring count.
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FQHC Talent. (2026, August 7). Health care added 22,000 July jobs, and BLS later revised payrolls up. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved October 6, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/bls-july-2026-jobs-report-payroll-loss-healthcare-22k