US health workers had lower rise in joblessness amid COVID--study

Study: US health workers had lower rise in joblessness amid COVID Healthcare workers in lower-paying roles, however, were more likely to face unemployment. CIDRAP

After the COVID-19 pandemic began, US healthcare workers (HCWs) had a lower overall increase in unemployment than those in other professions, but HCWs in lower-paying roles were more likely than their more highly compensated counterparts to be jobless, findings that may have implications for patients and the labor force, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA.

Noting that HCW burnout and turnover were increasing even before the pandemic, researchers from the Wharton School and the Colorado School of Public Health assessed changes in unemployment rates among HCWs and other professionals from January 2015 to April 2022.

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