Staffing Reimagined

The unemployment rate remains low at 3.6% for the fourth straight month, matching a near-50-year low before the pandemic struck in early 2020, according to last Friday’s report (see U.S. Employers Added 372,000 Jobs In June, With Unemployment At 50-Year Low). The low unemployment rate continues to fuel employee churn in the health and human service field. A newly-released study found turnover rates at behavioral health facilities are averaging 31%, ranging from 17.37% for supervisors to 37.17% to 23% for clinical professionals, and 37% for mental health workers and psychiatric . . .