|
F.I.R.E. 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 Dakota |
1 |
7.97 |
1 |
8.96 |
1.8 |
24.7 |
22.8 |
| Texas |
2 |
4.20 |
8 |
6.14 |
21.0 |
521.3 |
500.3 |
| Alabama |
3 |
4.10 |
26 |
3.61 |
3.6 |
91.9 |
88.3 |
| Nebraska |
4 |
4.07 |
7 |
6.42 |
2.3 |
61.1 |
58.7 |
| Florida |
5 |
3.79 |
13 |
5.58 |
16.4 |
451.2 |
434.7 |
| Maine |
6 |
3.67 |
20 |
4.54 |
1.1 |
31.0 |
29.9 |
| New Hampshire |
7 |
3.61 |
19 |
4.90 |
1.1 |
32.7 |
31.5 |
| Maryland |
8 |
3.56 |
29 |
3.20 |
4.8 |
140.6 |
135.8 |
| Arizona |
9 |
3.52 |
14 |
5.41 |
4.7 |
141.0 |
136.2 |
| Virginia |
10 |
3.48 |
18 |
5.06 |
6.1 |
184.2 |
178.0 |
| Colorado |
11 |
3.43 |
6 |
6.44 |
4.7 |
141.7 |
137.0 |
| New Jersey |
12 |
3.34 |
28 |
3.38 |
8.3 |
257.6 |
249.3 |
| Massachusetts |
13 |
3.07 |
25 |
3.63 |
6.7 |
226.9 |
220.1 |
| Rhode Island |
14 |
2.92 |
4 |
7.05 |
0.8 |
29.6 |
28.8 |
| Delaware |
15 |
2.80 |
36 |
1.97 |
1.3 |
49.6 |
48.3 |
| West Virginia |
16 |
2.73 |
34 |
2.38 |
0.7 |
29.7 |
28.9 |
| Wisconsin |
17 |
2.67 |
37 |
1.94 |
3.8 |
147.1 |
143.3 |
| Montana |
18 |
2.63 |
27 |
3.48 |
0.4 |
17.5 |
17.1 |
| Arkansas |
19 |
2.59 |
39 |
1.71 |
1.1 |
46.2 |
45.0 |
| North Carolina |
20 |
2.51 |
3 |
7.25 |
4.5 |
185.8 |
181.2 |
| South Carolina |
21 |
2.51 |
9 |
5.86 |
2.0 |
82.0 |
80.0 |
| Connecticut |
22 |
2.46 |
23 |
3.82 |
3.3 |
140.9 |
137.5 |
| Vermont |
23 |
2.38 |
48 |
0.27 |
0.2 |
12.5 |
12.2 |
| Ohio |
24 |
2.37 |
24 |
3.78 |
7.1 |
308.6 |
301.5 |
| North Dakota |
25 |
2.29 |
2 |
7.33 |
0.3 |
16.3 |
15.9 |
| California |
26 |
2.28 |
17 |
5.27 |
18.3 |
823.5 |
805.2 |
| Minnesota |
27 |
2.24 |
11 |
5.82 |
3.5 |
160.6 |
157.1 |
| Tennessee |
28 |
2.08 |
10 |
5.85 |
2.6 |
130.6 |
128.0 |
| Oklahoma |
29 |
2.08 |
30 |
3.09 |
1.5 |
73.6 |
72.1 |
| Idaho |
30 |
2.06 |
50 |
-7.44 |
0.4 |
23.5 |
23.1 |
| Georgia |
31 |
2.03 |
16 |
5.28 |
4.0 |
203.2 |
199.1 |
| Kentucky |
32 |
1.98 |
46 |
0.65 |
1.3 |
71.2 |
69.8 |
| Missouri |
33 |
1.97 |
22 |
4.31 |
3.2 |
166.1 |
162.9 |
| Washington |
34 |
1.95 |
15 |
5.36 |
2.6 |
138.1 |
135.5 |
| Utah |
35 |
1.88 |
12 |
5.63 |
1.0 |
56.8 |
55.8 |
| Nevada |
36 |
1.88 |
5 |
6.58 |
0.8 |
44.3 |
43.4 |
| Iowa |
37 |
1.87 |
21 |
4.47 |
1.5 |
85.2 |
83.6 |
| Alaska |
38 |
1.85 |
32 |
2.65 |
0.2 |
12.8 |
12.5 |
| New Mexico |
39 |
1.85 |
31 |
3.02 |
0.6 |
33.0 |
32.4 |
| New York |
40 |
1.37 |
38 |
1.94 |
10.1 |
748.9 |
738.7 |
| Kansas |
41 |
1.26 |
33 |
2.56 |
0.7 |
63.1 |
62.3 |
| Indiana |
42 |
1.24 |
41 |
1.37 |
1.7 |
142.8 |
141.1 |
| Pennsylvania |
43 |
1.03 |
35 |
2.20 |
3.3 |
323.7 |
320.4 |
| Illinois |
44 |
0.44 |
40 |
1.53 |
1.7 |
406.7 |
404.9 |
| Michigan |
45 |
0.07 |
44 |
0.67 |
0.1 |
207.8 |
207.7 |
| Mississippi |
46 |
-0.14 |
42 |
1.33 |
-0.0 |
42.4 |
42.5 |
| Oregon |
47 |
-0.15 |
47 |
0.57 |
-0.1 |
95.2 |
95.3 |
| Louisiana |
48 |
-1.34 |
45 |
0.66 |
-1.1 |
85.2 |
86.3 |
| Hawaii |
49 |
-1.72 |
49 |
-1.44 |
-0.6 |
34.8 |
35.4 |
| Wyoming |
50 |
-2.71 |
43 |
0.71 |
-0.2 |
8.0 |
8.2 |