Texas Gov. Greg Abbott awarded over $1.3 million in Skills Development Fund grants to Collin County Community College District (Collin College) and Temple College to provide customized training, according to a Sept. 9 news release.

A new course at the University of Chicago helps future healthcare workers prepare to engage with medical misinformation, according to a Sept. 8 report from University of Chicago Medicine.

The occupation with the highest projected percent change of employment in the U.S. between 2021 and 2031 is nurse practitioner, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  

Illness caused by COVID-19 has reduced the U.S. labor force participation rate by 0.2 percentage points, or by about 500,000 workers, through June 2022, according to a study released Sept. 12.

The Health Care District of Palm Beach (Fla.) County's acute care teaching hospital, Lakeside Medical Center in West Palm Beach will partner with Palm Beach State College to help with healthcare workforce staffing needs and continuing education, The Town Crier reported Sept. 8. 

Striking healthcare workers in Luzerne County, Pa., have reached a tentative agreement at some facilities operated by Lake Mary, Fla.-based Priority Healthcare and Edison, N.J.-based Comprehensive Healthcare, according to a Sept. 9 report from WNEP-TV.

Healthcare workers represented by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West rallied in Los Angeles on Friday, seeking a statewide minimum wage increase to $25 an hour in California, according to a Sept. 9 report from the Los Angeles Daily News.

As hospitals have increased their mental health services to meet employee needs, some have created unique ways to better their employees' well-being. On top of counseling services, some hospitals have implemented mental health initiatives including a hotline to help workers deal with day-to-day patient- or work-related stress, mental health first aid training, and wellness events to support employee morale and wellness.

Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health is warning some unvaccinated employees that they will lose their jobs if they do not receive a new exemption or Novavax's recently authorized COVID-19 vaccine, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Sept. 8.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic posted a job Aug. 31 for a community engagement coordinator-research position.

While the term "quiet quitting" is relatively new, it fits at least half of the U.S. workforce, Gallup finds.

PHI, a nonprofit research and consulting organization, released a new annual report Sept. 6 highlighting demographics, occupational roles, job quality challenges and projected job openings related to the U.S. direct care workforce. 

Albany (N.Y.) Med Health System has enlisted five Albany (N.Y.) Medical College applicants to work as team members while they await admission to medical school.

Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health will now pay for employees or friends and family of employees to attend two years of nursing school at online university Purdue Global, NBC affiliate KPVI reported Sept. 1. 

Healthcare job growth slowed in August compared to the month prior, with the industry gaining 48,200 jobs, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  

Middle-class Americans are feeling more negative about the economy than they were in March, leading many to reassess their jobs and budgets, according to a recent survey. 

Workers in concentrated labor markets, where one hospital may supply most of an area's jobs, consistently receive lower wages: Registered nurses could earn up to $6,000 less per year than the national average, new research shows. 

As the staffing crisis continues to wreak havoc on the healthcare industry, states and systems are investing in "talent pipelines" for relief. 

Kaweah Health, an eight-campus health system based in Visalia, Calif., will relocate about 100 revenue cycle department employees to free up office space.

New York City-based Brooklyn VA Medical Center nurses and veterans are planning a rally Aug. 31 to protest staffing issues, a stalled nursing contract and inflexible scheduling.