Table 7: Registered Nurses (RNs) Employed in Hospitals (NAICS 622), First Quarter 2006 (2006Q1) through First Quarter 2008 (2008Q1)
			2006Q1	2006Q2	2006Q3	2006Q4	2007Q1	2007Q2	2007Q3	2007Q4	2008Q1
Active RNs			2,287	2,321	2,417	2,384	2,396	2,437	2,522	2,482	2,473
Percentage Change Previous Quarter			0.4%	1.5%	4.1%	-1.4%	0.5%	1.7%	3.5%	-1.6%	-0.4%
Percentage Change Previous Year			3.1%	2.4%	2.3%	4.6%	4.8%	5.0%	4.3%	4.1%	3.2%
RN Percentage of Total Employment			25.6%	25.9%	26.4%	26.5%	26.2%	25.9%	26.3%	26.4%	26.1%
Multiple Jobholders			250	244	280	268	264	276	274	255	284
Percentage Change Previous Quarter			-2.0%	-2.4%	14.8%	-4.3%	-1.5%	4.5%	-0.7%	-6.9%	11.4%
Percentage Change Previous Year			2.0%	-9.6%	4.1%	5.1%	5.6%	13.1%	-2.1%	-4.9%	7.6%
Workers' Compensation Claims			56	38	60	58	62	47	38	52	56
Claims Rate			2.4%	1.6%	2.5%	2.4%	2.6%	1.9%	1.5%	2.1%	2.3%
Average Wages Continuous Employees			$14,317	$14,203	$14,744	$14,602	$14,965	$14,618	$14,930	$15,049	NA
Average Age, All RNs			43.9	43.8	43.5	43.7	43.9	44.0	43.6	43.8	44.0
Average Tenure, All RNs (Years)			5.9	5.9	5.7	5.9	5.9	6.0	5.9	6.0	6.1
Exit Rate Percentage			5.5%	5.4%	6.2%	4.0%	4.1%	5.3%	6.2%	4.8%	NA
Age
<25	Number		67	65	89	80	68	67	88	80	65
	Percentage		2.9%	2.8%	3.7%	3.4%	2.8%	2.7%	3.5%	3.2%	2.6%
25-34	Number		457	471	506	487	492	502	535	528	534
	Percentage		20.0%	20.3%	20.9%	20.4%	20.5%	20.6%	21.2%	21.3%	21.6%
35-44	Number		538	547	545	548	538	542	554	536	532
	Percentage		23.5%	23.6%	22.5%	23.0%	22.5%	22.2%	22.0%	21.6%	21.5%
45-54	Number		759	743	757	740	748	752	755	737	718
	Percentage		33.2%	32.0%	31.3%	31.0%	31.2%	30.9%	29.9%	29.7%	29.0%
55-64	Number		337	353	365	373	385	397	406	423	434
	Percentage		14.7%	15.2%	15.1%	15.6%	16.1%	16.3%	16.1%	17.0%	17.5%
65+	Number		33	39	37	38	42	45	46	41	47
	Percentage		1.4%	1.7%	1.5%	1.6%	1.8%	1.8%	1.8%	1.7%	1.9%
NA – Not Available. ND – Not Disclosable.
Prepared by D. Leonard, Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning, August 26, 2008.