|
Trade 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 |
6.98 |
1 |
4.81 |
13.3 |
203.8 |
190.5 |
| Rhode Island |
2 |
4.99 |
29 |
1.53 |
4.9 |
104.8 |
99.8 |
| Georgia |
3 |
4.72 |
14 |
2.22 |
44.1 |
978.3 |
934.1 |
| New Hampshire |
4 |
4.63 |
4 |
3.01 |
7.1 |
160.9 |
153.8 |
| Delaware |
5 |
3.95 |
16 |
2.19 |
3.4 |
90.8 |
87.3 |
| South Carolina |
6 |
3.29 |
2 |
3.32 |
14.1 |
442.8 |
428.6 |
| Colorado |
7 |
3.24 |
10 |
2.55 |
16.0 |
510.2 |
494.1 |
| Texas |
8 |
3.13 |
3 |
3.13 |
66.4 |
2,190.1 |
2,123.7 |
| Arizona |
9 |
3.13 |
5 |
2.94 |
15.6 |
514.9 |
499.3 |
| Maine |
10 |
2.96 |
19 |
2.12 |
4.2 |
147.0 |
142.8 |
| New York |
11 |
2.84 |
30 |
1.47 |
47.4 |
1,716.4 |
1,669.0 |
| Idaho |
12 |
2.82 |
8 |
2.72 |
3.7 |
136.8 |
133.0 |
| Wisconsin |
13 |
2.74 |
33 |
1.38 |
16.8 |
630.4 |
613.5 |
| Arkansas |
14 |
2.64 |
28 |
1.55 |
6.7 |
263.7 |
256.9 |
| Mississippi |
15 |
2.62 |
6 |
2.81 |
6.4 |
252.8 |
246.3 |
| Alabama |
16 |
2.49 |
11 |
2.34 |
10.9 |
448.8 |
437.9 |
| North Carolina |
17 |
2.42 |
22 |
1.88 |
20.7 |
876.6 |
855.8 |
| Indiana |
18 |
2.42 |
36 |
1.14 |
16.6 |
705.6 |
688.9 |
| California |
19 |
2.40 |
12 |
2.32 |
75.3 |
3,209.0 |
3,133.7 |
| Massachusetts |
20 |
2.40 |
18 |
2.16 |
17.3 |
740.9 |
723.6 |
| New Jersey |
21 |
2.33 |
24 |
1.72 |
20.6 |
909.7 |
889.0 |
| South Dakota |
22 |
2.30 |
43 |
0.86 |
2.0 |
91.4 |
89.3 |
| Vermont |
23 |
2.24 |
48 |
0.56 |
1.4 |
66.9 |
65.5 |
| Florida |
24 |
2.23 |
15 |
2.21 |
37.6 |
1,727.9 |
1,690.3 |
| Kentucky |
25 |
2.22 |
17 |
2.17 |
9.2 |
427.9 |
418.6 |
| Virginia |
26 |
2.20 |
34 |
1.31 |
16.1 |
750.5 |
734.3 |
| Washington |
27 |
2.13 |
9 |
2.57 |
13.3 |
638.7 |
625.4 |
| Utah |
28 |
2.13 |
21 |
1.91 |
5.2 |
249.4 |
244.2 |
| Maryland |
29 |
2.05 |
44 |
0.83 |
11.0 |
552.3 |
541.2 |
| Pennsylvania |
30 |
1.84 |
40 |
1.04 |
22.6 |
1,253.7 |
1,231.0 |
| Missouri |
31 |
1.79 |
38 |
1.13 |
11.3 |
644.5 |
633.1 |
| Oklahoma |
32 |
1.71 |
13 |
2.23 |
5.7 |
338.6 |
332.9 |
| Minnesota |
33 |
1.65 |
27 |
1.56 |
10.0 |
621.9 |
611.8 |
| Michigan |
34 |
1.57 |
49 |
-0.00 |
16.5 |
1,066.2 |
1,049.7 |
| Alaska |
35 |
1.50 |
39 |
1.07 |
0.8 |
57.4 |
56.6 |
| Nebraska |
36 |
1.34 |
26 |
1.67 |
2.8 |
215.6 |
212.7 |
| Montana |
37 |
1.28 |
32 |
1.40 |
1.2 |
101.7 |
100.4 |
| Wyoming |
38 |
1.26 |
46 |
0.65 |
0.6 |
53.5 |
52.9 |
| Oregon |
39 |
1.21 |
31 |
1.45 |
4.6 |
388.8 |
384.1 |
| Tennessee |
40 |
1.10 |
25 |
1.68 |
6.8 |
629.1 |
622.3 |
| Connecticut |
41 |
1.07 |
35 |
1.24 |
3.8 |
360.3 |
356.5 |
| Hawaii |
42 |
1.02 |
50 |
-1.55 |
1.3 |
133.2 |
131.8 |
| Illinois |
43 |
0.89 |
42 |
0.93 |
11.8 |
1,345.6 |
1,333.8 |
| Ohio |
44 |
0.87 |
41 |
0.95 |
11.5 |
1,335.8 |
1,324.3 |
| Iowa |
45 |
0.78 |
20 |
1.99 |
2.7 |
356.4 |
353.6 |
| New Mexico |
46 |
0.75 |
37 |
1.13 |
1.2 |
171.4 |
170.1 |
| Louisiana |
47 |
0.66 |
23 |
1.87 |
2.9 |
443.1 |
440.2 |
| North Dakota |
48 |
0.35 |
47 |
0.64 |
0.2 |
81.4 |
81.1 |
| West Virginia |
49 |
0.24 |
45 |
0.66 |
0.3 |
163.1 |
162.7 |
| Kansas |
50 |
0.06 |
7 |
2.76 |
0.2 |
319.5 |
319.3 |