Los Angeles Nursing Jobs

If you're looking for a career in the healthcare industry, you may want to see what Los Angeles nursing jobs have to offer.

The Los Angeles area has a strong healthcare industry that has managed to remain stable amidst the current economic recession. During September, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale area's education and health services industry employed 513,800 workers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 499,000 jobs during August and a 2.2 percent increase from last year.

According to the California Employment Development Department, registered nurses are the largest group of workers among all the healthcare occupations. Most RNs work in acute care hospitals, private clinics or private homes. They're responsible for evaluating patients' health problems and needs and providing care to ill, injured, convalescing or disabled people.