Table 1: Projected Demand for Registered Nurses and Average Hourly Wage (1999) by State, 1998-2008

Table 1: Projected Demand for Registered Nurses and Average Hourly Wage (1999) by State, 1998-2008

State	Base Employment 1998	Projected Employment 2008	Annual Jobs Created	Total Percentage Change	Average Hourly Wage (1999)	Wage Rank

United States	2,073,000	2,523,250	79,240	21.7	$21.38

Alabama	30,000	37,300	1,230	24.3	$18.65	41
Alaska	3,900	5,450	220	39.7	23.29	10
Arizona	28,400	38,000	1,430	33.8	20.84	18
Arkansas	20,200	28,050	1,120	38.9	18.40	43
California	172,100	221,200	8,160	28.5	26.00	2
Colorado	27,450	34,750	1,180	26.6	21.01	15
Connecticut	30,000	34,500	950	15.0	23.79	5
Delaware	6,250	7,800	260	24.8	20.88	17
Florida	118,650	151,200	5,220	27.4	20.36	22
Georgia	51,700	67,200	2,410	30.0	19.56	30
Hawaii	8,600	10,000	280	16.3	27.37	1
Idaho	9,750	12,550	440	28.7	19.43	32
Illinois	100,150	116,250	3,260	16.1	20.15	24
Indiana	46,300	57,250	1,860	23.7	18.98	36
Iowa	24,900	29,000	820	16.5	16.76	50
Kansas	23,000	29,450	1,020	28.0	18.44	42
Kentucky	31,600	38,650	1,230	22.3	19.32	34
Louisiana	32,700	38,500	1,120	17.7	20.27	23
Maine	11,750	14,400	460	22.6	19.46	31
Maryland	40,650	49,700	1,580	22.3	23.54	7
Massachusetts	73,950	84,400	2,270	14.1	23.66	6
Michigan	74,300	81,100	1,910	9.2	21.88	14
Minnesota	39,800	46,850	1,360	17.7	23.39	9
Mississippi	21,000	24,750	720	17.9	19.20	35
Missouri	49,350	57,200	1,600	15.9	18.92	37
Montana	6,850	8,150	240	19.0	17.61	48
Nebraska	15,250	19,100	640	25.2	18.07	44
Nevada	9,650	14,400	640	49.2	23.05	12
New Hampshire	10,700	13,800	490	29.0	18.89	38
New Jersey	72,150	84,800	2,460	17.5	24.46	3
New Mexico	10,700	13,900	500	29.9	19.34	33
New York	154,550	171,750	4,270	11.1	24.27	4
North Carolina	60,000	82,800	3,270	38.0	19.57	29
North Dakota	6,750	7,900	230	17.0	18.07	45
Ohio	100,350	119,850	3,610	19.4	19.69	28
Oklahoma	24,150	30,850	1,070	27.7	18.76	40
Oregon	22,850	25,250	560	10.5	22.45	13
Pennsylvania	106,100	130,250	4,170	22.8	20.92	16
Rhode Island	9,850	11,150	290	13.2	23.10	11
South Carolina	31,400	39,350	1,310	25.3	20.41	20
South Dakota	7,900	9,650	310	22.2	17.89	47
Tennessee	44,500	52,750	1,560	18.5	18.78	39
Texas	127,400	155,700	4,930	22.2	20.49	19
Utah	14,450	21,100	900	46.0	20.41	21
Vermont	5,250	6,350	200	21.0	19.81	26
Virginia	45,550	57,850	1,980	27.0	19.86	25
Washington	41,250	53,400	1,900	29.5	23.43	8
West Virginia	13,550	15,850	450	17.0	17.92	46
Wisconsin	42,400	50,950	1,560	20.2	19.74	27
Wyoming	3,758	4,234	48	12.7	17.06	49


Note: Italicized rows represent states bordering Wyoming.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Employment and Training Administration.