Demand for Healthcare Workers Increases in November

The demand for healthcare practitioners and technicians jumped in November, with an increase of 23,300 online job postings compared to October, according to a report by The Conference Board.

According to the analysis, there were 529,900 job postings for healthcare practitioners and technicians during the month. Largely responsible for the rise were increased advertised vacancies for physical and occupational therapists, speech pathologists and physician assistants.  

The healthcare sector experienced the biggest increase in demand among all sectors, and vacancies outnumbered job seekers by 2.6 to 1, according to the report.

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