Trends in the job market of nurses in the view of managers.

OBJECTIVE: to identify and interpret the main trends of the labor market for nurses in Rio Grande do Norte, based on the opinion of managers of training institutions and employers.

METHOD: Data were collected through interviews with key informants, organized using Atlas.ti software resources and examined under the thematic content review.

RESULTS: the study showed six trends in the labor market of nurses: availability of professionals to the market; worsening working conditions with precariousness; indication for insertion in employment; unemployment for nurses; shortage of nurses; and the existence of a cooperative of nursing professionals.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the current scenario of growth in the number of registered nurses without the expansion of the job supply has remained, unemployment tends to increase and work conditions will worsen.