June 15, 2026 — While we’re already halfway through June, I would be remiss not to mention the very strong jobs report for May where the economy added 172,000 jobs — again, more than economists had predicted. Unemployment stayed at 4.3%. After a year of trade policy uncertainty and pendulum swings, immigration labor force disruption and diminishing size of the federal government, the demand for labor is increasing. Collectively, there were 93,000 more jobs added in March and April than previously reported, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Whenever there is a demand for healthcare practitioners, it can impact the facilities where they perform their jobs. This week’s healthcare positions on the FMLink Job Board:
- Director, Operational Excellence & Administration – Facilities Services, Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, CA
- Facilities Management Director, HealthSouth, Sunrise, FL
- Director Plant Operations / Facilities Management, Incendia Partners, Franklin, NE
- Manager, Animal Research Facilities, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
- Facilities Manager, ARDENT, Alameda, NM
- Director Facilities Planning, Construction Management, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL
- Equipment & Project Planner, Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System, Sarasota, FL
In May, healthcare continued to be a major contributor to employment growth, adding 35,000 jobs, while social assistance employment rose by 12,000. The healthcare built environment will need to respond to the increase in aging baby boomers, chronic illness rates, mental health concerns, and expansion of telehealth and outpatient services. Further, healthcare IT is growing at 2x the national average. Clinical analysts, data engineers, and systems analysts are in demand as health systems digitize and tech dominates, according to Healthcare Hiring in 2026: Where the Real Growth Is by Brian Will.
FMLink’s editor-in-chief and the publisher just returned from NeoCon, observing a plethora of new commercial interiors products from guest and lounge seating to flooring and textiles introduced for specification by healthcare designers and FMs. See on FMLink: “KI, Stinson, Mohawk among the winners with healthcare market products in 2026 Best of NeoCon.”
Our career center, the FMLink Job Board, connects facility managers, planners and related commercial planning and design professionals across all disciplines and career stages with employers, offering career opportunities. It is powered by YM Careers, provider of job websites and career centers for organizations that serve specialized members.
In addition to serving as a robust source of up to thousands of facility management professional job opportunities, the FMLink Job Board offers career planning advice to facilities management professionals and employers.
