Table 1: Active Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) Employed by Powell Valley Healthcare, Second Quarter 2006 (2006Q2) to Second Quarter 2008 (2008Q2)
    2006Q2 2006Q3 2006Q4 2007Q1 2007Q2 2007Q3 2007Q4 2008Q1 2008Q2
Active RNs/LPNsa 98           99         102         105         106         108         110         114         118
Percentage Change Previous Quarter 4.2% 6.0% 0.9% -1.9% 1.0% 7.5% 1.8% 1.7% 3.4%
Percentage Change Previous Year -1.0% 2.9% 16.3% 9.4% 6.0% 7.5% 8.4% 12.4% 15.1%
RN/LPN Percentage of Total Employment 24.4% 24.4% 24.9% 23.4% 22.5% 23.3% 24.2% 23.4% 24.6%
Multiple Jobholding Rate 8.7% 13.0% 15.7% 5.5% 5.4% 8.9% 9.9% 8.1% 7.1%
Average Quarterly Wages Continuous RN/LPN $11,236 $14,191 $12,083 $14,248 $12,073 $14,809 $12,738 $14,504 NA
Average Age, All RNs/LPNs 44.1 43.8 43.9 44.0 44.1 43.7 43.8 44.0 44.1
Average Tenure, All RNs/LPNs (Years) 5.6 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9
Exit Rate Percentage 3.0% 5.7% 5.6% 3.8% 2.8% 6.1% 2.6% 3.4% NA
Age                    
<35 Numbera           24           25           27           27           27           27           28           29           31
Percentage 26.0% 27.4% 25.2% 24.8% 24.5% 26.3% 25.9% 24.6% 27.9%
35-44 Numbera           28           29           30           31           32           31           30           28           27
Percentage 29.0% 28.3% 30.8% 31.4% 29.2% 23.7% 24.1% 22.9% 22.1%
45-54 Numbera           31           31           31           31           31           33           35           37           40
Percentage 30.0% 29.2% 29.0% 28.6% 30.2% 32.5% 33.6% 34.7% 34.4%
55+ Numbera           14           14           15           16           16           17           18           19           20
Percentage 14.0% 15.1% 15.0% 15.2% 16.0% 16.7% 16.4% 17.8% 15.6%
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.