The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, in collaboration with the U.S Census Bureau, conducted a survey of 50,273 RNs from April 2018 to October 2018.
Here are the 20 states with the highest percentages of RNs who had active licenses but were unemployed in 2018 (the most recent data available):
Note: The list includes ties and results in a numerical listing of 15.
1. Michigan 22.2 percent
2. Florida: 21.3 percent
South Carolina 21.3 percent
3. Maine 20.1 percent
4. Indiana 20 percent
5. Arizona: 19.8 percent
Oklahoma 19.8 percent
6. Wisconsin 19.7 percent
7. Illinois 19.1 percent
8. Texas 18.7 percent
9. California: 18.5 percent
Pennsylvania 18.5 percent
10. Kansas 18.4 percent
11. New York 18.3 percent
12. Alabama: 18.1 percent
Colorado: 18.1 percent
13. Arkansas: 18 percent
14. Idaho: 17.7 percent
15. Missouri 17.6 percent
Ohio 17.6 percent
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