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Tony Evers: “Wisconsin faces a potential deficit of 20,000 nurses by…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Governor Evers delivers the 2024 State of the State Address

Published | Video Starts at 51:03

How about that? There are also high need areas of our workforce we need to bolster and support. According to the Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin faces a potential deficit of 20,000 nurses by 2040. Between 2020 and 2030, Wisconsin's healthcare industry will see nearly 32,000 annual openings across occupations. So last year my administration launched one of the country's first ever registered nurse apprenticeship pathways to help address the demand for workers. (51:03–51:10)

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