Registered nurse vacancy rate in U.S. hospitals 2020-2024

Published by Jenny Yang, Jul 11, 2024

In 2024, nearly half of the surveyed hospitals in the U.S. reported a registered nurse vacancy rate higher than ten percent. RN vacancy has improved drastically compared to the previous year, yet in 2020 less than a third of hospitals had an RN vacancy of over 10 percent.

While the RN vacancy rate has dropped somewhat, the time it takes to hire new staff has not, meaning hospitals will continue to face RN shortages.

Vacancy rate of registered nurses in hospitals in the United States from 2020 to 2024, by vacancy range

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March 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

January to December each year

Number of respondents

273 hospitals

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400 hospitals from 36 states including 723,691 healthcare workers, and 194,111 registered nurses.

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