Mirroring the broader economy, the strength of the national health care labor market remained mostly stagnant in the second quarter of 2011, as measured by the Health Workplace Solutions Labor Market Pulse Index.
The LMPI, a quarterly barometer of local market health care work force fluctuations, posted a 3 percent decline from the first quarter. Near-term demand for health care workers was strongest in the Phoenix, Seattle and Las Vegas markets during the second quarter; Atlanta, Cleveland and Minneapolis ranked at the bottom of the 30 markets tracked.
The second quarter, which ended June 30, showed nine markets showing accelerated expansion. In the first quarter, 18 markets showed that growth.
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