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Once again, health care is among the winners in jobs added to the economy, according to the March 2010 employment summary from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The report, released today, shows that health care gained 27,000 new jobs last month.

This is significant compared to the total 162,000 jobs added to all employment sectors in March.

And though the new jobs are a drop in the bucket, compared to the 15 million unemployed Americans, the positive numbers could signal the beginning of a lasting turnaround in the overall jobs market.

Two-thirds of the added health care jobs are in ambulatory health care services, while the rest fall under nursing and residential care.

Health care jobs have increased consistently throughout the recession. As economic recovery plods forward, the health care industry is growing at a more rapid pace than most other occupations — a fact confirmed by the BLS.

Nursing is the fastest-growing health care career, with more than half a million new nurses needed in the next few years. In addition, retiring nurses will exacerbate this need as an impending and critical nursing shortage looms over the future.

The passing of the recent health care reform bill is expected to generate even more jobs for doctors, registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, pharmacists, medical technicians, medical coding and billing personnel, health care administrators, physicians’ assistants, medical lab technicians, and others in the health care field.

As President Obama’s health care legislation is implemented, tens of millions of new patients will be added into the medical care system. And increases in personal longevity, along with a rising older population, may propel health care employment above all major jobs categories.

Both on-campus and online degree programs offer job training and credentials for many of the best jobs in health care. Popular online degrees for nurses include the online RN to BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) and the RN to MSN (Master of Science in Nursing).

In anticipation of future nursing shortages, creative rural communities, and other towns located far from college campuses, are experimenting with online nursing degrees that partner with local hospitals. They are “growing their own nurses” to help retain them in the communities in which they live, while offering flexible and comprehensive training programs.

Although the recent Employment Situation Summary continues to reflect a 9.7% unemployment rate, the report also indicates that economic recovery is alive and kicking in the health care industry.

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