Shrinking Job Market for RN’s In New York State, Study Shows

The nursing job market in New York state, long thought to be recession-proof, is starting to feel the effects of the economic downturn, according to a study.

Job opportunities for newly trained registered nurses are dwindling at a time when nursing schools are churning out more and more RNs, according to The Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany, which released a report earlier this month.

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The job market for nurses will heat up again as the economy improves, according to Moore. “The nursing shortage is not over by a long shot,” she said. More nurses will be needed as the population ages, she said.

About 9,300 people graduated from RN education programs in New York in 2009, 9 percent more than 2008, according to the study. It was the seventh consecutive year the number of RN grads increased.

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