|
T.C.P.U. 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 |
|---|
| South Carolina |
1 |
13.01 |
21 |
3.11 |
10.1 |
88.1 |
78.0 |
| Nevada |
2 |
6.86 |
7 |
5.48 |
3.3 |
52.0 |
48.7 |
| Colorado |
3 |
6.14 |
4 |
5.79 |
8.1 |
140.0 |
131.9 |
| Georgia |
4 |
5.29 |
3 |
6.05 |
13.0 |
259.4 |
246.4 |
| New Mexico |
5 |
4.99 |
10 |
5.17 |
1.6 |
35.6 |
33.9 |
| Idaho |
6 |
4.89 |
9 |
5.25 |
1.2 |
26.9 |
25.7 |
| Tennessee |
7 |
4.45 |
1 |
8.15 |
7.3 |
171.7 |
164.4 |
| Delaware |
8 |
4.45 |
22 |
2.95 |
0.7 |
17.0 |
16.3 |
| Kansas |
9 |
4.08 |
19 |
3.41 |
3.0 |
78.1 |
75.1 |
| Virginia |
10 |
4.08 |
26 |
2.87 |
7.0 |
179.9 |
172.9 |
| Iowa |
11 |
3.72 |
8 |
5.31 |
2.5 |
72.3 |
69.7 |
| New Hampshire |
12 |
3.70 |
2 |
6.70 |
0.7 |
21.4 |
20.7 |
| Mississippi |
13 |
3.63 |
39 |
1.49 |
1.9 |
55.9 |
53.9 |
| California |
14 |
3.58 |
12 |
4.34 |
24.9 |
723.7 |
698.7 |
| Arizona |
15 |
3.27 |
13 |
4.18 |
3.3 |
104.5 |
101.2 |
| Florida |
16 |
3.24 |
16 |
3.83 |
11.0 |
351.5 |
340.5 |
| Maryland |
17 |
3.14 |
44 |
1.28 |
3.4 |
112.0 |
108.6 |
| Texas |
18 |
3.13 |
5 |
5.78 |
17.1 |
565.4 |
548.3 |
| Connecticut |
19 |
2.82 |
43 |
1.30 |
2.1 |
78.2 |
76.1 |
| Kentucky |
20 |
2.76 |
6 |
5.58 |
2.8 |
105.7 |
102.9 |
| North Carolina |
21 |
2.70 |
42 |
1.31 |
4.6 |
177.3 |
172.7 |
| Alaska |
22 |
2.64 |
11 |
4.77 |
0.6 |
26.2 |
25.6 |
| Washington |
23 |
2.63 |
32 |
2.21 |
3.5 |
139.7 |
136.2 |
| Alabama |
24 |
2.58 |
41 |
1.36 |
2.3 |
95.0 |
92.6 |
| Arkansas |
25 |
2.29 |
25 |
2.88 |
1.5 |
69.4 |
67.9 |
| Wisconsin |
26 |
2.29 |
24 |
2.88 |
2.9 |
130.8 |
127.9 |
| Oregon |
27 |
2.27 |
40 |
1.44 |
1.7 |
78.0 |
76.3 |
| Nebraska |
28 |
2.21 |
14 |
3.99 |
1.2 |
57.5 |
56.2 |
| North Dakota |
29 |
2.17 |
47 |
0.60 |
0.3 |
18.4 |
18.0 |
| Minnesota |
30 |
2.09 |
29 |
2.42 |
2.6 |
130.4 |
127.8 |
| Pennsylvania |
31 |
2.03 |
23 |
2.93 |
5.8 |
294.0 |
288.2 |
| Montana |
32 |
1.98 |
28 |
2.70 |
0.4 |
22.2 |
21.8 |
| Massachusetts |
33 |
1.97 |
30 |
2.39 |
2.6 |
139.4 |
136.7 |
| Missouri |
34 |
1.88 |
35 |
1.88 |
3.1 |
172.1 |
168.9 |
| Wyoming |
35 |
1.61 |
46 |
1.02 |
0.2 |
14.2 |
14.0 |
| Utah |
36 |
1.59 |
15 |
3.91 |
0.9 |
59.5 |
58.6 |
| New York |
37 |
1.55 |
45 |
1.27 |
6.3 |
419.9 |
413.5 |
| Maine |
38 |
1.16 |
33 |
2.16 |
0.2 |
23.9 |
23.6 |
| Indiana |
39 |
1.08 |
18 |
3.45 |
1.5 |
147.0 |
145.5 |
| New Jersey |
40 |
0.99 |
36 |
1.84 |
2.5 |
263.8 |
261.3 |
| Ohio |
41 |
0.98 |
20 |
3.28 |
2.3 |
245.4 |
243.0 |
| South Dakota |
42 |
0.80 |
37 |
1.84 |
0.1 |
16.7 |
16.6 |
| West Virginia |
43 |
0.28 |
50 |
-1.74 |
0.1 |
38.3 |
38.2 |
| Hawaii |
44 |
0.10 |
49 |
-0.73 |
0.0 |
41.0 |
41.0 |
| Vermont |
45 |
0.07 |
48 |
0.27 |
0.0 |
12.4 |
12.3 |
| Louisiana |
46 |
-0.24 |
34 |
2.13 |
-0.2 |
112.7 |
113.0 |
| Oklahoma |
47 |
-0.28 |
27 |
2.83 |
-0.2 |
81.8 |
82.0 |
| Illinois |
48 |
-0.30 |
31 |
2.33 |
-1.0 |
346.8 |
347.9 |
| Michigan |
49 |
-0.34 |
38 |
1.71 |
-0.6 |
176.8 |
177.4 |
| Rhode Island |
50 |
-0.36 |
17 |
3.66 |
-0.0 |
16.0 |
16.0 |