Table 6: Active Non-Nursing Staff (NNS) Employed in Hospitals, Second Quarter 2006 (2006Q2) to Second Quarter 2008 (2008Q2)
    2006Q2 2006Q3 2006Q4 2007Q1 2007Q2 2007Q3 2007Q4 2008Q1 2008Q2
Active NNSa 5,151      5,149      5,163      5,183      5,249      5,307      5,371      5,423      5,493
Percentage Change Previous Quarter 0.3% 2.3% -2.3% 1.3% 3.8% 1.7% -1.7% 0.3% 5.0%
Percentage Change Previous Year -0.3% -0.2% 1.2% 1.5% 5.1% 4.4% 5.0% 4.0% 5.2%
NNS Percentage of Total Employment 57.2% 57.3% 57.0% 56.9% 57.3% 57.2% 57.3% 57.1% 57.7%
Multiple Jobholding Rate 11.1% 12.2% 11.4% 11.0% 12.4% 12.6% 12.3% 10.6% 11.5%
Average Quarterly Wages Continuous NNS $9,888 $10,826 $10,387 $10,686 $10,568 $11,319 $11,160 $11,293 NA
Average Age, All NNS 42.9 43.0 43.4 43.4 43.0 43.0 43.4 43.4 43.2
Average Tenure, All NNS (Years) 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.0
Exit Rate Percentage 8.5% 10.2% 6.9% 7.3% 8.4% 10.4% 8.2% 7.5% NA
Age                    
<35 Numbera      1,363      1,358      1,362      1,366      1,384      1,401      1,417      1,426      1,438
Percentage 27.0% 26.6% 25.8% 26.0% 27.0% 26.7% 25.8% 25.7% 26.5%
35-44 Numbera      1,128      1,109      1,094      1,081      1,075      1,068      1,065      1,062      1,067
Percentage 21.2% 21.0% 20.7% 20.5% 19.7% 19.6% 19.6% 19.5% 19.0%
45-54 Numbera      1,463      1,447      1,435      1,423      1,422      1,425      1,430      1,427      1,425
Percentage 27.9% 27.3% 27.5% 27.1% 26.5% 26.3% 26.5% 25.9% 25.0%
55+ Numbera         951         967         982      1,000      1,022      1,039      1,056      1,075      1,099
Percentage 18.7% 19.0% 19.6% 19.8% 19.4% 19.4% 20.0% 20.5% 20.2%
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.