ABSTRACT
Objective:
to identify and interpret the main trends of the labor market for nurses in Rio Grande do Norte, based on the opinion of managers of training institutions and employers.
Method:
Data were collected through interviews with key informants, organized using Atlas.ti software resources and examined under the thematic content review.
Results:
the study showed six trends in the labor market of nurses: availability of professionals to the market; worsening working conditions with precariousness; indication for insertion in employment; unemployment for nurses; shortage of nurses; and the existence of a cooperative of nursing professionals.
Final considerations:
the current scenario of growth in the number of registered nurses without the expansion of the job supply has remained, unemployment tends to increase and work conditions will worsen.
Descriptors:
Labor market; Nurse; Unemployment; Health Manager; Employment
