Category: Workforce

How the unemployment rate has changed in all 50 states from April to May

Vermont saw an 11.5 percent decrease in its unemployment rate from April to May this year, the highest change rate of any state. Meanwhile, Montana saw a 3.1 percent increase in its unemployment rate, according to June 16 data from WalletHub based on d…

Nurses resign after California hospital cuts part-time work

Some nurses have left Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital after the hospital eliminated most of its part-time roles, multiple local sources have reported. 

Job-based optimism trends up in healthcare

Healthcare workers are gaining confidence in their ability to find or hold a job — but such optimism is dropping in most other fields, according to recent data from LinkedIn. 

Northwell Health looks to untapped resource — alumni — for talent

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health believes once an employee, always a member of the Northwell family. With that in mind, it introduced the Alumni Network June 15, an online group that will enable tens of thousands of former Northwell employees…

Healthcare workers value pay, 'a recipe for disaster'

Healthcare employees are placing a premium on pay and stability in their jobs, and many feel their current employers aren’t doing enough, according to Grant Thornton’s State of Work in America survey.

Top 9 reasons healthcare workers quit

Healthcare organizations must make sure employees feel valued and well-paid to retain them, according to Grant Thornton’s State of Work in America report.

Employment of physicians, by state

An estimated 305,260 physicians are employed in the U.S. who are not anesthesiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general internal medicine physicians, neurologists, obstetricians and gyne…

Employment of physicians, by state

An estimated 305,260 physicians are employed in the U.S. who are not anesthesiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general internal medicine physicians, neurologists, obstetricians and gyne…

Employment of pharmacy technicians, by state

An estimated 453,630 pharmacy technicians are employed in the U.S. According to the most recent data shared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Florida is the state with the highest employment level of pharmacy technicians, followed by California and Te…

Employment of CRNAs, by state

An estimated 46,540 nurse anesthetists are employed in the U.S. According to the most recent data shared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Florida is the state with the highest employment level of CRNAs, followed by Michigan and Ohio.