social assistance

British

noun

a former name for social security

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But the negative print, and a downward revision of 65,000 to December and January payrolls, confirmed there has been little hiring across industries outside of healthcare and social assistance in recent months.

From Barron's

The labor market has been cooling, with healthcare and social assistance driving most gains.

From The Wall Street Journal

The healthcare and social assistance category—which includes a wide array of jobs, including hospital workers and home-health aides—has been the main engine of jobs growth over the past couple of years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Healthcare and social assistance have driven almost all the job creation in recent years.

From Barron's

January’s jobs report showed the economy added 130,000 jobs, with most of those gains concentrated in healthcare and social assistance, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

From The Wall Street Journal

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