Many people are focusing on jobs in the healthcare field, which is often considered to be recession proof. The healthcare industry as a whole has continued to add jobs throughout most parts of the country, despite the current state of the economy.
In May, Virginia's education and health services industry employed 440,300 workers, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 441,000 workers during April, but a .8 percent increase from last year.
The State of Virginia isn't lacking when it comes to medical institutions or care providers. The state is ranked 13th in the nation for primary care physicians, with 124 primary care physicians per 10,000 people. There are 85 hospitals throughout the state.
Some of the most notable employers include:
- Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center is the most comprehensive academic medical center in Central Virginia
- Inova Fairfax Hospital is the largest hospital in the Washington Metropolitan area
- University of Virginia Health System is ranked eighth in the nation and the best in the south for endocrinology specialty
- Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, part of the Sentara Health System, is nationally ranked and was the site of the first successful in-vitro fertilization birth
In 2008, the United Health Foundation ranked Virginia as the 20th overall healthiest state. The state ranks 21st in premature deaths, with African Americans seeing 63 percent more premature deaths than whites.
The lack of health insurance remains a problem, with 14.1 percent of state residents lacking any insurance. And Virginians aren't the healthiest in the country. In 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 25.3 percent of state residents are obese, 36.6 percent are overweight and only 78.4 percent exercise regularly.
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