Category: Workforce

Employment grew in most healthcare subsectors in August, with overall sector growth below the average monthly gain over the previous 12 months.

The use of artificial intelligence in resumes, job applications and interviews has created difficulties for some hiring teams, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 4.

The American Academy of Physician Associates is continuing to push the American Medical Association to halt its “scope creep” campaign.

Members of the Montana Nurses Association approved a three-year contract with Missoula, Mont.-based Community Medical Center.

Washington state’s new healthcare staffing law was signed by the governor in April 2023. The law focuses on recommending staffing standards to hospital leadership by hospital staffing committees.  

A nationwide shortage of 100,000 healthcare workers is anticipated by 2028, with some states facing projected surpluses or severe deficits between future supply and demand. 

The U.S. is projected to add 6.7 million jobs from 2023 to 2033, with healthcare and social assistance projected to see the largest and fastest growth among industry sectors.

A new Aug. 29 Bureau of Labor Statistics report revealed that 2.6 million U.S. workers who had held their jobs for at least three years were displaced from employment from January 2021 to December 2023. The findings were down 1 million workers from the…

From Jan. 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian hired more than 10.700 new employees, including 3,216 nurses, according to financial documents published Aug. 23. 

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System has opened what it calls the first-of-its-kind career technical education high school for healthcare fields.