HWL Insights

The workforce management landscape in 2025 told a story of both challenge and transformation. Healthcare organizations spent over 50% of their budgets on labor costs while facing unprecedented staffing shortages, according to Redesign Health analysis. Education wasn't far behind, with 1 in 8 teaching positions either vacant or filled by uncertified educators, reports the Learning Policy Institute. Yet amid these challenges, innovative solutions emerged that are reshaping how organizations approach workforce strategy. 

If you’ve explored VMS or MSP solutions for managing locum tenens staffing, you’ve probably heard warnings like:

With over 1 million healthcare positions projected to go unfilled by 2030, the question is not if we need help—but how we get it.