By Juli Morris on July 17, 2009 in Health Care.

Source: WANTED Analytics 2.0

After rebounding in late April and rising through May, Hiring Demand for Nurses has been trending downward again. As the accompanying chart shows, online job ads for Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses have lost nearly all the gains made in 2009.

Demand for nurses reached its 2009 peak the week of May 31, having gained 13 percent from its low the week of April 19. As of the week of July 5th, Hiring Demand had retreated 8.4 percent from that 2009 peak.

WANTED's Hiring Demand Indicator^TM for the broader health care sector for June was down 17 percent year-over-year, up from a three-year low of 27.5 percent in January 2009. Additional information and analysis on Hiring demand in the health care industry can be found here.

The recently-launched WANTED Supply/Demand Ratios™ measure occupational Hiring Demand in a metro area relative to the size of the local labor market. Cities where the mix of demand and supply exceed the national average are good bets for people looking for work. Our S/D Ratios indicate that the five best locations for Registered Nurses looking for jobs are Las Vegas-Paradise, NV; Cheyenne, WY; Clarksville, TN; Redding, CA; and Austin-Round Rock, TX. For Licensed Practical Nurses and Occupational Nurses, the best locations are Salinas, CA; Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC; Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR; Colorado Springs, CO; and Durham, NC.

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