Table 6: Non-Nursing Staff (NNS) Employed in Hospitals, First Quarter 2006 (2006Q1) through First Quarter 2008 (2008Q1)
			2006Q1	2006Q2	2006Q3	2006Q4	2007Q1	2007Q2	2007Q3	2007Q4	2008Q1
Total NNS			5,123	5,137	5,256	5,137	5,202	5,399	5,489	5,396	5,419
Percentage Change Previous Quarter			0.9%	0.3%	2.3%	-2.3%	1.3%	3.8%	1.7%	-1.7%	0.4%
Percentage Change Previous Year			2.2%	-0.3%	-0.2%	1.2%	1.5%	5.1%	4.4%	5.0%	4.2%
NNS Percentage of Total Employment			57.3%	57.2%	57.3%	57.0%	56.9%	57.3%	57.2%	57.3%	57.1%
Multiple Jobholding Rate			10.3%	11.1%	12.2%	11.4%	11.0%	12.4%	12.6%	12.2%	10.5%
Average Wages Continuous Employees			$10,064	$9,888	$10,826	$10,387	$10,686	$10,568	$11,318	$11,157	NA
Average Age, All NNS			43.2	42.9	43.0	43.4	43.4	43.0	43.0	43.4	43.5
Average Tenure, All NNS (Years)			5.2	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.0	5.1	5.1
Exit Rate Percentage			9.0%	8.5%	10.2%	6.9%	7.3%	8.4%	10.4%	8.1%	NA
Age
<25		Number	425	483	500	423	432	520	536	476	463
		Percentage	8.3%	9.4%	9.5%	8.2%	8.3%	9.6%	9.8%	8.8%	8.5%
25-34		Number	911	905	899	900	922	940	929	915	927
		Percentage	17.8%	17.6%	17.1%	17.5%	17.7%	17.4%	16.9%	17.0%	17.1%
35-44		Number	1,115	1,089	1,106	1,065	1,065	1,062	1,078	1,055	1,056
		Percentage	21.8%	21.2%	21.0%	20.7%	20.5%	19.7%	19.6%	19.6%	19.5%
45-54		Number	1,458	1,434	1,434	1,413	1,412	1,430	1,445	1,431	1,406
		Percentage	28.5%	27.9%	27.3%	27.5%	27.1%	26.5%	26.3%	26.5%	25.9%
55-64		Number	791	785	817	815	835	859	863	883	910
		Percentage	15.4%	15.3%	15.5%	15.9%	16.1%	15.9%	15.7%	16.4%	16.8%
65+		Number	172	174	183	192	197	191	203	194	198
		Percentage	3.4%	3.4%	3.5%	3.7%	3.8%	3.5%	3.7%	3.6%	3.7%
NA – Not Available.
Prepared by D. Leonard, Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning, September 26, 2008.