Table 4: Active Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) Employed in Hospitals, Second Quarter 2006 (2006Q2) to Second Quarter 2008 (2008Q2)
    2006Q2 2006Q3 2006Q4 2007Q1 2007Q2 2007Q3 2007Q4 2008Q1 2008Q2
Active RNs/LPNsa 2,616      2,612      2,628      2,651      2,681      2,709      2,731      2,748      2,770
Percentage Change Previous Quarter 0.2% 3.8% -1.1% 0.6% 1.3% 3.4% -2.0% 0.0% 1.8%
Percentage Change Previous Year 0.7% -0.6% 2.5% 3.5% 4.6% 4.2% 3.3% 2.6% 3.2%
RN/LPN Percentage of Total Employment 28.8% 29.3% 29.5% 29.3% 28.7% 29.2% 29.2% 29.0% 28.4%
Multiple Jobholding Rate 10.5% 11.4% 11.1% 10.9% 11.1% 10.7% 10.3% 11.4% 10.6%
Average Quarterly Wages Continuous RN/LPN $13,665 $14,152 $13,971 $14,320 $14,013 $14,378 $14,467 $14,594 NA
Average Age, All RNs/LPNs 44.1 43.7 43.9 44.0 44.0 43.7 43.8 44.1 44.0
Average Tenure, All RNs/LPNs (Years) 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.3
Exit Rate Percentage 6.5% 6.6% 4.5% 5.0% 5.8% 7.4% 5.7% 5.2% NA
Age                    
<35 Numbera         604         606         614         622         631         641         652         662         675
Percentage 22.8% 24.3% 23.4% 23.2% 23.2% 24.7% 24.4% 24.1% 24.3%
35-44 Numbera         613         603         604         605         605         608         603         599         594
Percentage 23.3% 22.5% 23.0% 22.6% 22.3% 21.9% 21.6% 21.4% 21.0%
45-54 Numbera         845         837         830         824         824         823         820         812         807
Percentage 31.8% 31.0% 30.8% 30.8% 30.4% 29.6% 29.4% 28.8% 28.8%
55+ Numbera         451         457         464         477         490         502         515         528         537
Percentage 17.8% 17.6% 18.1% 18.5% 18.9% 18.7% 19.3% 20.0% 19.6%
NA: Not Available.
aIndicated values are four-quarter moving averages. Other values are single-quarter calculations.
Prepared by D. Leonard, Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning, December 3, 2008.