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Total Nonagricultural Job Growth: 12 mos. ending Feb. 2000 over 12 mos. ending Feb. 1999 |
| State |
Rank Feb. 2000 | Percent Change |
Rank Feb. 1999 | Percent Change |
Thousands of Jobs |
| Job Growth | Feb. 2000 |
Feb. 1999 |
|---|
| Nevada |
1 |
6.28 |
1 |
4.45 |
58.7 |
993.8 |
935.0 |
| Arizona |
2 |
4.27 |
2 |
4.39 |
89.1 |
2,177.2 |
2,088.0 |
| Georgia |
3 |
4.08 |
6 |
3.51 |
153.5 |
3,915.6 |
3,762.0 |
| Florida |
4 |
3.79 |
8 |
3.34 |
252.9 |
6,923.9 |
6,670.9 |
| Colorado |
5 |
3.78 |
3 |
3.83 |
78.2 |
2,147.7 |
2,069.4 |
| Idaho |
6 |
3.74 |
25 |
2.29 |
19.6 |
543.5 |
523.9 |
| Maine |
7 |
2.86 |
16 |
2.89 |
16.3 |
588.4 |
572.0 |
| California |
8 |
2.85 |
7 |
3.41 |
389.3 |
14,049.0 |
13,659.6 |
| Delaware |
9 |
2.84 |
12 |
3.09 |
11.4 |
413.5 |
402.0 |
| South Dakota |
10 |
2.75 |
23 |
2.38 |
10.0 |
374.8 |
364.7 |
| South Carolina |
11 |
2.65 |
5 |
3.60 |
47.5 |
1,839.8 |
1,792.2 |
| Utah |
12 |
2.63 |
17 |
2.82 |
27.0 |
1,054.2 |
1,027.2 |
| New Hampshire |
13 |
2.60 |
10 |
3.12 |
15.3 |
607.0 |
591.7 |
| Maryland |
14 |
2.56 |
19 |
2.47 |
59.7 |
2,393.8 |
2,334.0 |
| New York |
15 |
2.50 |
27 |
2.19 |
207.1 |
8,480.8 |
8,273.6 |
| Virginia |
16 |
2.49 |
15 |
2.90 |
83.0 |
3,420.5 |
3,337.4 |
| Montana |
17 |
2.46 |
28 |
2.19 |
9.2 |
383.4 |
374.2 |
| Kentucky |
18 |
2.45 |
21 |
2.41 |
43.0 |
1,802.3 |
1,759.2 |
| Texas |
19 |
2.32 |
4 |
3.63 |
208.5 |
9,192.8 |
8,984.2 |
| North Carolina |
20 |
2.24 |
11 |
3.12 |
84.9 |
3,879.5 |
3,794.6 |
| Minnesota |
21 |
2.17 |
22 |
2.39 |
55.6 |
2,618.5 |
2,562.8 |
| Wisconsin |
22 |
2.10 |
24 |
2.30 |
57.3 |
2,785.4 |
2,728.1 |
| Wyoming |
23 |
2.01 |
45 |
1.49 |
4.5 |
233.3 |
228.7 |
| Vermont |
24 |
1.99 |
33 |
1.97 |
5.6 |
291.4 |
285.7 |
| Mississippi |
25 |
1.93 |
26 |
2.21 |
21.9 |
1,158.5 |
1,136.5 |
| Massachusetts |
26 |
1.91 |
29 |
2.12 |
60.8 |
3,247.8 |
3,186.9 |
| Arkansas |
27 |
1.88 |
43 |
1.56 |
21.1 |
1,146.3 |
1,125.2 |
| Indiana |
28 |
1.87 |
34 |
1.94 |
54.6 |
2,978.2 |
2,923.6 |
| Washington |
29 |
1.73 |
14 |
2.97 |
44.9 |
2,650.0 |
2,605.0 |
| Connecticut |
30 |
1.67 |
37 |
1.89 |
27.5 |
1,675.8 |
1,648.3 |
| New Jersey |
31 |
1.67 |
32 |
1.98 |
63.5 |
3,876.6 |
3,813.0 |
| Rhode Island |
32 |
1.59 |
41 |
1.61 |
7.2 |
466.0 |
458.7 |
| Missouri |
33 |
1.58 |
39 |
1.61 |
42.4 |
2,733.1 |
2,690.6 |
| Iowa |
34 |
1.57 |
20 |
2.46 |
22.7 |
1,470.3 |
1,447.5 |
| New Mexico |
35 |
1.55 |
48 |
1.38 |
11.1 |
732.2 |
721.0 |
| Nebraska |
36 |
1.55 |
18 |
2.51 |
13.5 |
892.9 |
879.3 |
| Oregon |
37 |
1.52 |
46 |
1.47 |
23.5 |
1,578.2 |
1,554.7 |
| Alabama |
38 |
1.52 |
38 |
1.63 |
28.8 |
1,930.9 |
1,902.1 |
| Pennsylvania |
39 |
1.46 |
42 |
1.57 |
80.1 |
5,588.1 |
5,507.9 |
| North Dakota |
40 |
1.42 |
47 |
1.43 |
4.5 |
324.3 |
319.8 |
| Oklahoma |
41 |
1.39 |
9 |
3.19 |
20.0 |
1,466.0 |
1,445.9 |
| Tennessee |
42 |
1.36 |
31 |
2.02 |
36.0 |
2,681.8 |
2,645.8 |
| Ohio |
43 |
1.26 |
44 |
1.52 |
69.1 |
5,561.1 |
5,492.0 |
| Alaska |
44 |
1.12 |
35 |
1.91 |
3.0 |
278.2 |
275.2 |
| Kansas |
45 |
1.11 |
13 |
3.09 |
14.6 |
1,330.9 |
1,316.2 |
| Michigan |
46 |
0.95 |
49 |
0.73 |
42.7 |
4,537.8 |
4,495.0 |
| Illinois |
47 |
0.94 |
30 |
2.03 |
55.7 |
5,965.5 |
5,909.8 |
| West Virginia |
48 |
0.89 |
40 |
1.61 |
6.4 |
727.1 |
720.7 |
| Hawaii |
49 |
0.84 |
50 |
-0.04 |
4.4 |
535.3 |
530.8 |
| Louisiana |
50 |
0.37 |
36 |
1.90 |
6.9 |
1,900.1 |
1,893.1 |