social assistance
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Hiring picked up not just in the healthcare and social assistance sectors—which added 89,900 jobs—but also in construction and transportation and warehousing.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
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 • Mar. 6, 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
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 • Feb. 19, 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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