social assistance
Britishnoun
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Breaking down jobs within healthcare and social assistance, some of California’s biggest growth came from mental health practitioners and occupations that work with elderly people and people with disabilities.
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
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
This demographic wave is why the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects healthcare and social assistance to be the biggest job creator over the next decade, adding about two million jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Few social assistance programs exist, and the lack of employment opportunities remains one of the most critical problems facing the economy, along with soil erosion and political instability.
From The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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