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Nurse Job Shop in Illinois
There were more than 126,000 licensed registered nurses (RNs) in Illinois in 2000; over 101,600 were employed in nursing. This was equal to 817.1 RNs per 100,000 population in Illinois in 2000, higher than the national rate of 780.2.
Illinois ranked 7th among the states in the number of Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses (LPNs) employed in 2000 with 22,690 workers. Illinois ranked 37th in the per capita employment of LPNs, with 182.4 LPNs per 100,000 population as compared to the national rate of 240.8 per 100,000,
Illinois had 2,199 nurse practitioners in 2000. This was equal to 17.7 nurse practitioners per 100,000 population, substantially below the national rate of 33.7. Illinois had one of the lowest ratios of nurse practitioners per capita of all the states.
With 228 certified nurse midwives in 2000, Illinois had 1.8 certified nurse midwives per 100,000 population, less than the national rate of 2.9. Illinois ranked 33rd among states in certified nurse midwives per capita.
With 869 certified registered nurse anesthetists in 2003, Illinois had 7.0 nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population, lower than the national rate of 9.3.
