Healthcare added 55,000 jobs in July, which represented nearly half of the 114,000 jobs added during the month, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics released Aug. 2.

Still, the number of healthcare jobs added in July is down from the average monthly gain of 63,000 jobs over the past 12 months.

Areas of healthcare adding jobs in July included home healthcare services, up 22,000; hospitals, up 20,000; and nursing and residential care facilities, up 9,000.

Overall, the number of US temp jobs of all types fell by 8,700 in July; however, June’s large decline of 48,900 temp jobs was revised to a 22,600 drop, according to the updated BLS data.

Temp jobs totaled just above 2.7 million in July. On a year-over-year basis, they were down 5.19%.

The temp penetration — temp jobs as a percent of total employment — fell to 1.71% in July from 1.72% in June.

Total US nonfarm employment rose by 114,000 jobs in July with slower growth than in previous months. The US, on average, gained 215,000 jobs per month for the past 12 months.

In addition, the US unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in July from 4.1% in June. On the flip side, the college-level unemployment rate fell to 2.3% in July from 2.4% in June.