Medical professional, nurse, or doctor sitting
The US is slowly recovering from a physician shortage.
  • The US is recovering from a physician shortage and worker numbers remain below pre-pandemic trends.
  • Small businesses are seeing labor growth this year, but hospitals still have staffing shortages.
  • One reason why is that workers in the healthcare sector have seen "soft wage growth" recently.

The US may be recovering from a physician shortage, but don't expect to spend less time in hospital waiting rooms this year.