According to the latest employment report for July, the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, its highest level since October 2021. The labor force participation rate and employment to population ratio for ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a periodic series of Health Affairs Blog posts on health workforce issues by Edward Salsberg. Mr. Salsberg has spent over 30 years studying the health workforce, ...

Workforce planning is about strategically preparing for potential skill gaps you may have in the future, whether from internal promotions, retirements or turnover. The key to doing this successfully ...

The majority of health systems have likely engaged in workforce planning, alignment strategy development, or both in the last few years. But how many have conducted these two processes simultaneously?

The critical nursing shortage in the United States is going to get worse — much worse — according to results of a comprehensive National Council of State Boards of Nursing and National Forum of State ...

Economic variables also play a central role. Rising GDP per capita increases healthcare utilization rates as households are ...