Table 7: Active Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) Employed in Health Care, Second Quarter 2006 (2006Q2) to Second Quarter 2008 (2008Q2)
		2006Q2	2006Q3	2006Q4	2007Q1	2007Q2	2007Q3	2007Q4	2008Q1	2008Q2
Active RNs/LPNsa		3,995	4,001	4,031	4,061	4,094	4,125	4,154	4,167	4,183
Percentage Change Previous Quarter		1.0%	2.7%	-0.4%	-0.2%	1.2%	2.5%	-0.7%	-1.7%	1.6%
Percentage Change Previous Year		2.7%	0.6%	3.0%	3.1%	3.3%	3.1%	2.8%	1.3%	1.6%
RN/LPN Percentage of Total Employment		18.8%	18.9%	19.1%	18.9%	18.9%	19.0%	19.2%	18.8%	18.5%
Multiple Jobholding Rate		13.2%	13.6%	13.0%	13.1%	13.6%	14.0%	13.2%	13.5%	13.4%
Average Quarterly Wages Continuous RN/LPN		$12,742	$13,082	$13,173	$13,250	$13,196	$13,430	$13,777	$13,757	NA
Average Age, All RNs/LPNs		44.5	44.3	44.4	44.5	44.5	44.3	44.4	44.6	44.7
Average Tenure, All RNs/LPNs (Years)		5.1	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.4	5.4
Exit Rate Percentage		9.0%	8.3%	7.2%	7.2%	8.4%	9.5%	8.2%	7.7%	NA
Age
<35	Numbera	861	869	879	893	907	917	933	943	951
	Percentage	21.4%	22.7%	21.8%	22.0%	22.1%	23.0%	22.7%	22.7%	22.6%
35-44	Numbera	948	942	947	948	946	945	931	917	903
	Percentage	23.7%	23.0%	23.6%	23.1%	22.7%	22.2%	21.7%	21.4%	21.1%
45-54	Numbera	1,302	1,288	1,279	1,270	1,267	1,265	1,264	1,252	1,243
	Percentage	32.0%	31.1%	30.9%	31.1%	30.7%	30.0%	30.1%	29.5%	29.4%
55+	Numbera	743	752	764	780	796	813	832	852	870
	Percentage	19.0%	19.0%	19.3%	19.5%	19.9%	20.0%	20.5%	21.3%	21.3%
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.