Table 1: Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) Employed in Health Care, Second Quarter 2006 (2006Q2) through Second Quarter 2008 (2008Q2)
      2006Q2 2006Q3 2006Q4 2007Q1 2007Q2 2007Q3 2007Q4 2008Q1 2008Q2
Active RN/APNs 3,307      3,420      3,385      3,359      3,401      3,507      3,500      3,464      3,534
Percentage Change Previous Quarter 2.0% 3.4% -1.0% -0.8% 1.3% 3.1% -0.3% -1.1% 2.0%
Percentage Change Previous Year 3.0% 2.4% 3.8% 3.6% 2.8% 2.5% 3.4% 3.1% 3.9%
RN/APN Percentage of Total Employment 15.6% 15.8% 15.9% 15.6% 15.6% 15.7% 16.0% 15.8% 15.7%
Multiple Jobholders         439         465         445         437         458         489         457         476         479
Percentage Change Previous Quarter 4.3% 5.9% -4.3% -1.8% 4.8% 6.8% -6.5% 4.2% 0.6%
Percentage Change Previous Year -5.0% -1.3% -2.2% 3.8% 4.3% 5.2% 2.7% 8.9% 4.6%
Workers' Compensation Claims           56  ND   ND            77  ND   ND   ND            70  ND 
Claims Rate 1.7% ND ND 2.3% ND ND ND 2.0% ND
Average Quarterly Wages Continuous APNs $21,835 $22,748 $23,734 $23,355 $23,568 $24,512 $23,949 $23,485 NA
Average Quarterly Wages Continuous RNs $12,999 $13,385 $13,547 $13,693 $13,542 $13,735 $14,163 $14,176 NA
Average Age, All RN/APNs 44.5 44.2 44.4 44.6 44.5 44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6
Average Tenure, All RN/APNs (Years) 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2
Exit Rate Percentage 4.7% 5.5% 4.6% 4.0% 4.6% 5.3% 5.1% 3.5% NA
Age                      
<25 Number           77         105           93           82           81         104           95           85           83
Percentage 2.3% 3.1% 2.7% 2.4% 2.4% 3.0% 2.7% 2.5% 2.3%
25-34 Number         613         664         638         640         654         695         690         695         719
Percentage 18.5% 19.4% 18.8% 19.1% 19.2% 19.8% 19.7% 20.1% 20.3%
35-44 Number         812         805         815         788         787         793         775         760         761
Percentage 24.6% 23.5% 24.1% 23.5% 23.1% 22.6% 22.1% 21.9% 21.5%
45-54 Number      1,067      1,072      1,058      1,060      1,061      1,067      1,062      1,027      1,040
Percentage 32.3% 31.3% 31.3% 31.6% 31.2% 30.4% 30.3% 29.6% 29.4%
55-64 Number         520         536         542         551         563         581         604         624         634
Percentage 15.7% 15.7% 16.0% 16.4% 16.6% 16.6% 17.3% 18.0% 17.9%
65+ Number           82           85           83           86           92           93           93           92           93
Percentage 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.6%
NA: Not Available. ND: Not Disclosable.
Prepared by D. Leonard, Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning, December 3, 2008.