The US healthcare sector is continuing to add jobs, according to healthcare research and consulting firm Altarum Institute.

The number of jobs where overnight stay in a hospital was not required increased by 28,000 jobs in January, higher than the average of the last 24 months. Jobs in doctors’ surgeries accounted for 9,000 of those jobs, while hospitals added 4,000.

According to the research, since the recession began in December 2007, healthcare employment has risen 10.5%, compared with a 3.7% decrease in non-health employment.