social assistance
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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More recently healthcare and social assistance, where women outnumber men three to one, has been the main bright spot in a dimming job market.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The health care and social assistance industries are expected to experience the largest job growth and be the fastest-growing industries, according to the U.S.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
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 • Mar. 6, 2026
Industries such as health care, social assistance and construction saw job gains in January, while losses took place in sectors like the federal government and financial activities.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
But what favorite dishes were served the captain in those intervening days! and there was one cool evening beside, when the housekeeper had the social assistance of a fire in the Franklin stove.
From Strangers and Wayfarers by Jewett, Sarah Orne
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