Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses: demand is holding steady in the US and giving mixed signals in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Holding
Basis: weekly + outlook agree. Nursing job postings -1.3% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +3.0%. Median pay: US$64,400.
Canada: Signals disagree
Basis: weekly thinning, outlook rising. Nursing job postings -15.5% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: +1.11 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 29-2061. Canada NOC 32101. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.