Nearly 17 percent of the new jobs created in the U.S. during the month of April were healthcare career opportunities, according to figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The federal agency said 115,000 jobs were added last month, 19,000 of which were germane to the healthcare industry. By the end of this decade, at least 4.2 million jobs within the healthcare industry will be added, according to the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University of Albany within the State University of New York system.
“There are certain indicators you start to see when things are beginning to improve for job seekers. It’s been an incredibly competitive market recently,” managing director John Burkhardt with biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare and science website MedZilla.com said. “It’s nice to be able to show that when the opportunities start presenting themselves, they are quality opportunities that our applicants can be excited about applying for. That’s what we find happening now and it’s a great sign for economy.”
As people age, challenges will mount as policy makers attempt to restrict medical spending, one chief economist said.
For that reason, the industry is able to withstand the pressures applied by recessions, the economist said.