| Table 7: Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) Employed in Hospitals, Second Quarter 2006 (2006Q2) through Second Quarter 2008 (2008Q2) | |||||||||||
| 2006Q2 | 2006Q3 | 2006Q4 | 2007Q1 | 2007Q2 | 2007Q3 | 2007Q4 | 2008Q1 | 2008Q2 | |||
| Active APN/RNs | 2,321 | 2,417 | 2,384 | 2,396 | 2,437 | 2,522 | 2,482 | 2,471 | 2,521 | ||
| Percentage Change Previous Quarter | 1.5% | 4.1% | -1.4% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 3.5% | -1.6% | -0.4% | 2.0% | ||
| Percentage Change Previous Year | 2.4% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 3.4% | ||
| APN/RN Percentage of Total Employment | 25.9% | 26.4% | 26.5% | 26.2% | 25.9% | 26.3% | 26.4% | 26.1% | 25.6% | ||
| APN/RN Multiple Jobholders | 244 | 280 | 268 | 264 | 276 | 274 | 255 | 286 | 269 | ||
| Percentage Change Previous Quarter | -2.4% | 14.8% | -4.3% | -1.5% | 4.5% | -0.7% | -6.9% | 12.2% | -5.9% | ||
| Percentage Change Previous Year | -9.6% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 13.1% | -2.1% | -4.9% | 8.3% | -2.5% | ||
| APN/RN Workers' Compensation Claims | 38 | 60 | 58 | 62 | 47 | 38 | 52 | 56 | 51 | ||
| Claims Rate | 1.6% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.0% | ||
| Average Quarterly Wages Continuous APNs | $26,005 | $29,653 | $29,776 | $32,349 | $30,121 | $33,641 | $30,542 | $30,103 | NA | ||
| Average Quarterly Wages Continuous RNs | $13,944 | $14,439 | $14,301 | $14,612 | $14,324 | $14,575 | $14,743 | $14,990 | NA | ||
| Average Age, All APN/RNs | 43.9 | 43.5 | 43.7 | 43.9 | 44.0 | 43.7 | 43.8 | 44.0 | 43.9 | ||
| Average Tenure, All APN/RNs (Years) | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | ||
| Exit Rate Percentage | 5.4% | 6.2% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 4.8% | 3.8% | NA | ||
| Age | |||||||||||
| <25 | Number | 65 | 89 | 80 | 68 | 67 | 88 | 80 | 65 | 58 | |
| Percentage | 2.8% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.3% | ||
| 25-34 | Number | 471 | 506 | 487 | 492 | 502 | 535 | 528 | 534 | 561 | |
| Percentage | 20.3% | 20.9% | 20.4% | 20.5% | 20.6% | 21.2% | 21.3% | 21.6% | 22.3% | ||
| 35-44 | Number | 547 | 545 | 548 | 538 | 542 | 554 | 536 | 532 | 536 | |
| Percentage | 23.6% | 22.5% | 23.0% | 22.5% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 21.6% | 21.5% | 21.3% | ||
| 45-54 | Number | 743 | 757 | 740 | 748 | 752 | 755 | 737 | 716 | 724 | |
| Percentage | 32.0% | 31.3% | 31.0% | 31.2% | 30.9% | 29.9% | 29.7% | 29.0% | 28.7% | ||
| 55-64 | Number | 353 | 365 | 373 | 385 | 397 | 406 | 423 | 434 | 434 | |
| Percentage | 15.2% | 15.1% | 15.6% | 16.1% | 16.3% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 17.6% | 17.2% | ||
| 65+ | Number | 39 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 41 | 47 | 46 | |
| Percentage | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | ||
| NA: Not Available. ND: Not Disclosable. | |||||||||||
| Prepared by D. Leonard, Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning, December 3, 2008. | |||||||||||