Enomic recession, how is the job market for nurses in Dallas?

[Buddyken]

Want to move to Dallas, worried about not be able to land a job even I have years of med/surg and tele experiences?

Do you think nurses still can find jobs in Dallas area with ongoing economic recession? Thank you

Ken

[redranger]

While the economy is very good in Texas, all US hospitals get the same reimbursement and the hospital funding is level funding. What is probably helping Dallas is the oil industry which had record profits this year.

Now the Oil companies are hurting, what lies ahead for the future is anyone's guess.

Wrong.

Dallas economy is very diversed, it was oil dependent back in the 70's.

After the recession we had here in mid 80's. Dallas diversified and the there are so many industries now. IT, Financial Services, Telecommunication. Oil takes a backseat to most industries now.

[swsh10]

My friends who work in the metroplex area don't have any problems getting hours at work. In the mid-cities area, hospitals are still hiring (they even have the seasonal plans in place). Real estate hasn't been hit hard here compared to other areas. We were negotiating a gas lease a few months ago with chesapeake, which was paying $25,000 per acre inn the arlington area; but with gas prices going south, that kinda blew it for now. Try to make sure you keep mineral rights if you can when purchasing property.

[Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/120708dnbuseconomicsummit.3e6fa6d.html

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/122708dnbusInsurance_hp.3449226.html

Seems like Dallas is doing better then most of the country, but when people loose health insurance hospital admissions go down.

Also Medicare is level funding meaning hospitals will have to provide same services with less money.

Glad to nurses are doing well. If you are planning on moving now is a good time since often the last one hired is the first one to go when economy goes bad.