# US home health care employment rose 21.5% from November 2022 to 1,896,400 in August 2026, the highest point in the series

Page: https://flyvolo.ai/en/changes/ev-20260801-care-worker-1
Date: 2026-08-01 · Stage: Labour impact
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Occupation: https://flyvolo.ai/en/careers/care-worker

## Scope

NAICS 6216, home health care services, all employees, seasonally adjusted. This is the fastest-growing health industry series we track and it is growing for demographic reasons that have nothing to do with technology, which is the first thing to hold in mind when reading it. It counts payroll employment at home care agencies only: family members providing unpaid care, workers engaged informally, and staff in residential facilities are all outside it, and in most markets those groups are larger than this one. Growth in headcount also says nothing about pay, hours or turnover, which is where this occupation's real pressure sits.

## Source

- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, CES series CES6562160001 (home health care services) — https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES6562160001 (primary source)

## What this means

The fastest-growing health series we track, and it is growing for reasons no technology touches: more people needing care. That is the demand side of this page's central claim — what puts this occupation at risk was never a machine doing the work, and a labour market this tight makes the real risks, which are pay and injury and turnover, the only ones worth arguing about.

## What it does not show yet

It counts agency payroll only. Family members providing unpaid care, informally engaged workers and staff in residential facilities are all outside it, and in most markets those groups together are larger than this one. Headcount growth also says nothing about pay or hours, which is the argument this occupation actually needs to win.

## How to verify it yourself

Ask your employer how many hours they could not fill last month. In a shortage that number is your leverage, and it is a number they already have.


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