Five Worst Cities for Health Care Jobs

We have the top five lists for both the best and worst cities to search for jobs in the health care field. We figured that most people like to get the bad news first, so here it is… Hopefully you aren’t currently looking in any of these cities for your next big opportunity in health care!

Even if your town doesn’t have a high unemployment rate, your health care field may be at a hiring stand-still. Here are the top five towns you should avoid when applying to a health care related job.

1. Yuma, AZ

This city is run on mostly agriculture, which it makes it one of the cities hit hardest by the ongoing recession. In 2009 alone jobs in the health care field dropped 6.2%. Unfortunately, forecasters don’t predict a turn around anytime soon and suggest checking Tuscon for health care jobs in the area.

2. Fresno, CA

Yes, even California can’t go untouched. Even though health care professionals are currently needed, there isn’t enough construction going on right now, which means buildings for health care cannot be provided. You can expect to see an increase in health care jobs as soon as the rest of the Fresno economy take an upward turn. Look in Dublin, CA; San Marcos, CA; San Francisco, CA until this occurs.

3. Dalton, GA

1984 was the last time Dalton, GA had an unemployment rate this high. A housing slump along, backed by major companies cutting back their employment force has caused this Georgia town to suffer. Health care jobs may be found in nearby Atlanta until Dalton gets back on their feet.

4. Waterbury, CT

Here comes the east coast, right on cue. Waterbury has an unemployment has an unemployment rate higher than the entire state as a whole. The workers hit the hardest are hourly employees, such as medical assistants, clinical lab technicians and nurses. Job seekers should check nearby Bridgeport, or New Haven, CT.

5. Monroe, MI

We can’t leave out the mid-west now can we? Of course not! Monroe, like many Michigan cities has been struggling since the crash of the automobile industry. Much like Fresno, the lack of construction is more of an obstruction than the lack of need for health care jobs in general. Search Ann Arbor and Battle Creek for other health care job opportunities.

Hopefully we didn’t hit too close to home when speaking of the cities that are struggling right now. There are plenty of others that may be struggling as well, so join us next time for the good news, cities where health care jobs are booming!