Out of hundreds of nursing specialties, which are most in demand?

We examined thousands of our nursing contracts and have listed our Top 5 Travel Nursing Specialities.

1. Telemetry

2. ICU

3. MedSurg

4. PCU

5. ER

Tell Us: Which nursing specialties are you seeing the most demand for? 

For the 18^th consecutive year, nursing has been called the Most Trusted Profession in the United States, according to a 2019 Gallup poll. The poll asked Americans to rate the honesty and ethics of 22 different professions in fields such as healthcare, civil service, and business.

The U.S. economy created 145,000 jobs in December 2019, according to the final BLS Economic Situation report of 2019. The healthcare sector contributed 28,100 new jobs last month, accounting for nearly 20% of all job growth. The unemployment rate remained at 3.5%.

The latest BLS Economic Situation report revealed that the economy created a robust and unexpected 266,000 new jobs in November, with the healthcare sector once again leading the way contributing 45,200 jobs or nearly 17% of all job growth.

The unemployment rate dipped to 3.6%, the lowest since 1969. This was the largest increase seen in the last 10 months amid the longest economic expansion in U.S. which has lasted for 11 years.

With Thanksgiving just a few days away, we would like to take a moment to demonstrate our gratitude and thank each of you for your hard work and dedication to our MSP Progrram this part year.

We are proud that the HWS MSP Strategic Partner Program is made up of such great partners who work hard each day, creating both career opportunities for healthcare professionals and ensuring the delivery of patient care across the country.  We are all part of something so much bigger than our ourselves and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others every day is something we all should be truly grateful for.

Happy Thanksgiving to each of you and yours. We hope you all enjoy a day of food, family, friends, and football!

Tell Us: What is your favorite Thanksgiving tradition?

This fall, travel nurses have more travel nursing destination options than ever before. To help simplify the decision-making process, we've ranked our top states by contract demand. 

Here are HealthTrust's Top 10 Travel Nursing locations that each offer an unique experience for travel nurses. 

• Florida
• North Carolina
• Georgia
• Virginia
• Tennessee
• Louisiana
• Texas
• Kansas
• Colorado
• Nevada

Tell Us: Which state is most popular among your travel nurses?

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The U.S. created 128,000 new jobs in October and summertime hiring was upwardly revised, according to the latest BLS Economic Situation.  In addition to the new gains, updated figures for August and September added 95,000 more jobs than initially reported.

Temperatures are falling all across the country, but things are only heating up in the state of Florida as "season" approaches.

Check out the Sunshine State’s hottest travel nursing destinations.

According to the latest Staffing Industry Analysts Pulse Survey, year-over-year revenue growth in temporary staffing was at a median 7%. Healthcare, however, led the way in growth in August with the top three segments being travel nurse staffing at 20%, allied healthcare at 10% and locum tenens at 9%.