Healthcare Adds Jobs as Unemployment Rate Reaches Two-Year High of 5%

The Labor Commissioner reports that unemployment rates reached a two-year high of 5% for December of 2007. While this news is a troubling sign of a potential recession, the good news for healthcare professionals, and future healthcare professionals, is that the industry continues to remain strong. People always get sick, no matter what the state of the economy, and the medical industry will continue humming along. As the housing market slump continues to cause declines in construction, retail, and banking sectors, experts are predicting another high-growth year for the healthcare industry, providing yet another reason to work in the exciting, ever-changing medical field!

Learn more about in-demand, rapidly growing health careers you may want to consider:

• Nursing
• Medical Assisting
• Allied Health Careers