Employees (thousands) Supplementary Data Tables, The Economic Contribution of Hospitals Table 6.1: Number of Full-time and Part-time Hospital Employees, 1994 – 2014 Year Employees (thousands) 1994 4,347.8 1995 4,384.8 1996 4,397.9 1997 4,495.5 1998 4,536.4 1999 4,544.4 2000 4,652.9 2001 4,713.4 2002 4,818.1 2003 4,876.7 2004 4,922.9 2005 5,047.1 2006 5,152.1 2007 5,287.5 2008 5,379.9 2009 5,405.6 2010 5,416.7 2011 5,480.3 2012 5,579.4 2013 5,580.1 2014 5,598.6 Source: Analysis of American Hospital Association Annual Survey data, 2014, for community hospitals. Data for Chart 6.2 A-48