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If you're looking for a new job, there's a good chance you'll soon find one in Maine.
Gov.
Janet Mills announced Tuesday that more than 111,000 health care jobs have been created in the state since January of this year, nearly 10% more than in the first six months of 2017, reports the Bangor Daily News.
The jobs include doctors, nurses, paramedics, and more, according to a press release from the state's Department of Health and Human Services.
"Since my first day in office, I have worked to make health care more and affordable for people and businesses in our state because I believe that Maine cannot have a healthy economy without healthy people," Mills, a Democrat, said in a video message to attendees of a summit on recruiting and retaining health care workers in the state.
The release notes that a $20 million "Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan" has been put into place to increase the state's health care workforce, including programs to recruit, train, and retain health care workers, as well as to increase access to health care in rural areas.
Per the press release, more than 1,000 Maine residents have enrolled in programs to become physicians, behavioral relief specialists, emergency medical services staff, and other health professionals since the plan's
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