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by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
Table 1: Projected Demand for Registered Nurses and Average Hourly Wage (1999) by State, 1998-2008 | ||||||
State | Base Employment 1998 | Projected Employment 2008 | Annual Jobs Created | Total Percentage Change | Average Hourly Wage (1999) | Wage Rank |
United States | 2,073,000 | 2,523,250 | 79,240 | 21.7 | $21.38 | |
Alabama | 30,000 | 37,300 | 1,230 | 24.3 | $18.65 | 41 |
Alaska | 3,900 | 5,450 | 220 | 39.7 | 23.29 | 10 |
Arizona | 28,400 | 38,000 | 1,430 | 33.8 | 20.84 | 18 |
Arkansas | 20,200 | 28,050 | 1,120 | 38.9 | 18.40 | 43 |
California | 172,100 | 221,200 | 8,160 | 28.5 | 26.00 | 2 |
Colorado | 27,450 | 34,750 | 1,180 | 26.6 | 21.01 | 15 |
Connecticut | 30,000 | 34,500 | 950 | 15.0 | 23.79 | 5 |
Delaware | 6,250 | 7,800 | 260 | 24.8 | 20.88 | 17 |
Florida | 118,650 | 151,200 | 5,220 | 27.4 | 20.36 | 22 |
Georgia | 51,700 | 67,200 | 2,410 | 30.0 | 19.56 | 30 |
Hawaii | 8,600 | 10,000 | 280 | 16.3 | 27.37 | 1 |
Idaho | 9,750 | 12,550 | 440 | 28.7 | 19.43 | 32 |
Illinois | 100,150 | 116,250 | 3,260 | 16.1 | 20.15 | 24 |
Indiana | 46,300 | 57,250 | 1,860 | 23.7 | 18.98 | 36 |
Iowa | 24,900 | 29,000 | 820 | 16.5 | 16.76 | 50 |
Kansas | 23,000 | 29,450 | 1,020 | 28.0 | 18.44 | 42 |
Kentucky | 31,600 | 38,650 | 1,230 | 22.3 | 19.32 | 34 |
Louisiana | 32,700 | 38,500 | 1,120 | 17.7 | 20.27 | 23 |
Maine | 11,750 | 14,400 | 460 | 22.6 | 19.46 | 31 |
Maryland | 40,650 | 49,700 | 1,580 | 22.3 | 23.54 | 7 |
Massachusetts | 73,950 | 84,400 | 2,270 | 14.1 | 23.66 | 6 |
Michigan | 74,300 | 81,100 | 1,910 | 9.2 | 21.88 | 14 |
Minnesota | 39,800 | 46,850 | 1,360 | 17.7 | 23.39 | 9 |
Mississippi | 21,000 | 24,750 | 720 | 17.9 | 19.20 | 35 |
Missouri | 49,350 | 57,200 | 1,600 | 15.9 | 18.92 | 37 |
Montana | 6,850 | 8,150 | 240 | 19.0 | 17.61 | 48 |
Nebraska | 15,250 | 19,100 | 640 | 25.2 | 18.07 | 44 |
Nevada | 9,650 | 14,400 | 640 | 49.2 | 23.05 | 12 |
New Hampshire | 10,700 | 13,800 | 490 | 29.0 | 18.89 | 38 |
New Jersey | 72,150 | 84,800 | 2,460 | 17.5 | 24.46 | 3 |
New Mexico | 10,700 | 13,900 | 500 | 29.9 | 19.34 | 33 |
New York | 154,550 | 171,750 | 4,270 | 11.1 | 24.27 | 4 |
North Carolina | 60,000 | 82,800 | 3,270 | 38.0 | 19.57 | 29 |
North Dakota | 6,750 | 7,900 | 230 | 17.0 | 18.07 | 45 |
Ohio | 100,350 | 119,850 | 3,610 | 19.4 | 19.69 | 28 |
Oklahoma | 24,150 | 30,850 | 1,070 | 27.7 | 18.76 | 40 |
Oregon | 22,850 | 25,250 | 560 | 10.5 | 22.45 | 13 |
Pennsylvania | 106,100 | 130,250 | 4,170 | 22.8 | 20.92 | 16 |
Rhode Island | 9,850 | 11,150 | 290 | 13.2 | 23.10 | 11 |
South Carolina | 31,400 | 39,350 | 1,310 | 25.3 | 20.41 | 20 |
South Dakota | 7,900 | 9,650 | 310 | 22.2 | 17.89 | 47 |
Tennessee | 44,500 | 52,750 | 1,560 | 18.5 | 18.78 | 39 |
Texas | 127,400 | 155,700 | 4,930 | 22.2 | 20.49 | 19 |
Utah | 14,450 | 21,100 | 900 | 46.0 | 20.41 | 21 |
Vermont | 5,250 | 6,350 | 200 | 21.0 | 19.81 | 26 |
Virginia | 45,550 | 57,850 | 1,980 | 27.0 | 19.86 | 25 |
Washington | 41,250 | 53,400 | 1,900 | 29.5 | 23.43 | 8 |
West Virginia | 13,550 | 15,850 | 450 | 17.0 | 17.92 | 46 |
Wisconsin | 42,400 | 50,950 | 1,560 | 20.2 | 19.74 | 27 |
Wyoming | 3,758 | 4,234 | 48 | 12.7 | 17.06 | 49 |
Note: Italicized rows represent states bordering Wyoming. | ||||||
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Employment and Training Administration. |
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