Demand for healthcare workers grew fastest in West Coast cities in the second quarter of 2012, according to data published by Health Workforce Solutions LLC (HWS), a leading healthcare research firm.
The HWS Labor Market Pulse Index numbers released July 13 reported the strongest near-term demand for healthcare workers in the cities of San Jose, California and Portland, Oregon. Lowest demand was in the cities of Cleveland, Ohio; Las Vegas, Nevada and New York City, New York.
Though unusually high numbers of layoffs were reported in the first quarter of the year, a wider recovery nationwide for the healthcare labor market throughout the remainder of 2012 was forecast by David Cherner, Managing Partner of Health Workforce Solutions LLC.