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SPOTLIGHT: Despite national malaise, healthcare employment up in July
New figures from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics concluded that healthcare employment increased by 20,000 jobs in July, though the national unemployment rate stayed stuck at a nasty 9.4... Read more...
Economy be damned: Healthcare support jobs with strong futures
As we've learned during this brutal economy, there's no such thing as a recession-proof industry--even healthcare. But new data suggests that healthcare job growth is beginning to regain its footing,... Read more...
Hospital job growth flattens
In an economy like this, even the brightest possible spots end up dulling. That's the case with hospital job growth, which until recently had been one of the few areas of the economy that continued... Read more...
Demand for nurses shrinking after years of shortage worries
The demand for nurses is shrinking after years of shortage worries, reports The Washington Post. The fragile economy has limited, but not frozen, new hires at hospitals. Some nurses are delaying... Read more...
Healthcare adds jobs while U.S. economy struggles
Healthcare continued to be one of the few bright spots in the U.S. job market last month, despite the rest of the economy continuing to feel pain. The overall U.S. employment rate hit its highest... Read more...
Trend: Hospital layoffs mounting
As the economy struggles, growing numbers of hospitals across the U.S. are going through layoffs, in an effort to ride out what some have called the most financially-challenging time in decades. The... Read more...
Healthcare hires while the rest of the country fires
It's a good time to be an employee in the healthcare industry. While other industries' jobless rates spiked to levels not seen since 1993, healthcare continued to expand employment in December 2008.... Read more...
Hospitals seeing record layoffs in 2008
The employment picture for hospital workers during 2008 is the worst its been in many years, even without taking December numbers into account, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor... Read more...
Nurses mount tougher fight against workplace assaults
In recent times, nurses have begun to draw more attention to the often-dangerous conditions in which they work -- though the going has been slow. There's no question that nurses face big risks:... Read more...
