Table 2: Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) Employed in Health Care, First Quarter 2006 (2006Q1) through First Quarter 2008 (2008Q1)
			2006Q1	2006Q2	2006Q3	2006Q4	2007Q1	2007Q2	2007Q3	2007Q4	2008Q1
Active CNAs			2,686	2,697	2,708	2,671	2,742	2,770	2,817	2,750	2,722
Percentage Change Previous Quarter			1.5%	0.4%	0.4%	-1.4%	2.7%	1.0%	1.7%	-2.4%	-1.0%
Percentage Change Previous Year			2.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	0.9%	2.1%	2.7%	4.0%	3.0%	-0.7%
CNA Percentage of Total Employment			12.8%	12.7%	12.5%	12.5%	12.7%	12.7%	12.6%	12.6%	12.4%
Multiple Jobholders			18.3%	17.9%	20.1%	18.0%	17.7%	19.7%	19.6%	17.1%	17.8%
Average Wages Continuous Employees			$5,343	$5,400	$5,831	$5,625	$5,716	$5,815	$6,139	$5,945	NA
Average Age, All CNAs			36.0	35.8	35.6	35.9	35.7	35.6	35.4	35.8	35.7
Average Tenure, All CNAs (Years)			3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3
Exit Rate Percentage			16.1%	15.4%	18.6%	13.1%	15.6%	15.2%	17.4%	13.7%	NA
Age
<25		Number	750	765	777	747	744	757	775	704	700
		Percentage	27.9%	28.4%	28.7%	28.0%	27.1%	27.3%	27.5%	25.6%	25.7%
25-34		Number	637	639	637	621	667	695	694	705	705
		Percentage	23.7%	23.7%	23.5%	23.2%	24.3%	25.1%	24.6%	25.6%	25.9%
35-44		Number	469	460	462	455	463	451	461	454	440
		Percentage	17.5%	17.1%	17.1%	17.0%	16.9%	16.3%	16.4%	16.5%	16.2%
45-54		Number	473	469	477	475	483	480	487	480	460
		Percentage	17.6%	17.4%	17.6%	17.8%	17.6%	17.3%	17.3%	17.5%	16.9%
55-64		Number	259	254	247	243	238	239	242	244	246
		Percentage	9.6%	9.4%	9.1%	9.1%	8.7%	8.6%	8.6%	8.9%	9.0%
65+		Number	46	48	48	50	50	53	48	54	49
		Percentage	1.7%	1.8%	1.8%	1.9%	1.8%	1.9%	1.7%	2.0%	1.8%
NA – Not Available.
Prepared by D. Leonard, Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning, September 26, 2008.