Table 8: Active Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) Employed in Health Care, Second Quarter 2006 (2006Q2) to Second Quarter 2008 (2008Q2)
		2006Q2	2006Q3	2006Q4	2007Q1	2007Q2	2007Q3	2007Q4	2008Q1	2008Q2
Active CNAsa		2,683	2,682	2,688	2,705	2,722	2,750	2,769	2,763	2,764
Percentage Change Previous Quarter		0.8%	0.4%	-1.4%	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%	-2.5%	-0.9%	1.8%
Percentage Change Previous Year		0.8%	-0.3%	0.9%	2.5%	2.6%	4.0%	2.8%	-0.8%	0.1%
CNA Percentage of Total Employment		12.7%	12.5%	12.5%	12.7%	12.7%	12.6%	12.6%	12.4%	12.3%
Multiple Jobholding Rate		17.9%	20.1%	18.0%	17.8%	19.8%	19.8%	17.1%	18.0%	19.1%
Average Quarterly Wages Continuous CNAs		$5,400	$5,831	$5,625	$5,716	$5,816	$6,143	$5,948	$6,125	NA
Average Age, All CNAs		35.8	35.6	35.9	35.7	35.5	35.4	35.8	35.7	35.8
Average Tenure, All CNAs (Years)		3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3
Exit Rate Percentage		15.4%	18.6%	13.1%	15.6%	15.2%	17.4%	13.7%	14.4%	NA
Age
<35	Numbera	1,394	1,389	1,391	1,399	1,411	1,425	1,435	1,433	1,425
	Percentage	52.1%	52.2%	51.2%	51.5%	52.5%	52.1%	51.2%	51.6%	51.2%
35-44	Numbera	469	465	461	460	458	457	457	451	450
	Percentage	17.1%	17.1%	17.0%	16.9%	16.3%	16.4%	16.5%	16.2%	16.1%
45-54	Numbera	472	473	474	476	479	481	482	476	475
	Percentage	17.4%	17.6%	17.8%	17.6%	17.3%	17.3%	17.4%	16.9%	17.2%
55+	Numbera	298	299	298	295	292	291	292	294	294
	Percentage	11.2%	10.9%	11.0%	10.5%	10.5%	10.3%	10.8%	10.8%	10.5%
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.