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Registered Nurses Will See Most Jobs Added

Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The U.S. will add 587,000 jobs for registered nurses in the decade between 2006 and 2016, the largest increase of any occupational group, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported December 4, 2007 in its employment projections for the decade. In 2016, there will be almost 3.1 million jobs for registered nurses.

Total employment will grow by 10%, or 15.6 million jobs, in the decade between 2006 and 2016, according to BLS. That is slower than the 12% growth between 1996 and 2006. The slowdown comes as baby boomers retire.

The BLS releases 10-year employment projections every two years.

Source: Staffing Industry Analysts, December 4, 2007