Mirroring the broader economy, the strength of the nationalhealth care labor market remained mostly stagnant in the secondquarter of 2011, as measured by the Health Workplace SolutionsLabor Market Pulse Index.

The LMPI, a quarterly barometer of local market health care workforce fluctuations released Friday, posted a 3 percent declinefrom the first quarter. Near-term demand for health care workerswas strongest in the Phoenix, Seattle and Las Vegas markets duringthe second quarter; Atlanta, Cleveland and Minneapolis ranked atthe bottom of the 30 markets tracked.

The second quarter, which ended June 30, showed nine marketsshowing accelerated expansion. In the first quarter, 18 markets showed that growth.

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