The calm before Washington’s nursing shortage storm

By Randy Woods
The last few years of this recession has provided all job seekers a harsh lesson in the realities of market economics. However, one labor segment – nursing – seems to defy the conventional laws of supply and demand.

For decades, licensed nurses have tended to have an easier time finding work in most markets due to a chronic shortage of nurses in most markets. Recently, however, many nursing-school graduates have reported trouble finding work in Washington state and elsewhere. So does that mean demand has finally leveled off due to an adequate supply on the market? Read more…



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