|
Services 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 |
8.72 |
30 |
3.78 |
34.5 |
430.9 |
396.3 |
| Arizona |
2 |
8.45 |
5 |
5.67 |
53.6 |
687.9 |
634.3 |
| Georgia |
3 |
6.90 |
6 |
5.57 |
69.4 |
1,076.0 |
1,006.6 |
| Florida |
4 |
6.86 |
8 |
5.10 |
164.5 |
2,562.2 |
2,397.7 |
| North Carolina |
5 |
6.02 |
1 |
7.41 |
56.9 |
1,002.3 |
945.4 |
| South Carolina |
6 |
6.01 |
3 |
6.61 |
25.5 |
450.3 |
424.8 |
| Wyoming |
7 |
5.97 |
27 |
3.91 |
3.0 |
54.3 |
51.3 |
| Idaho |
8 |
5.64 |
21 |
4.17 |
7.2 |
134.9 |
127.7 |
| Colorado |
9 |
4.99 |
16 |
4.36 |
31.2 |
658.1 |
626.9 |
| Montana |
10 |
4.92 |
31 |
3.69 |
5.3 |
113.3 |
108.0 |
| Kentucky |
11 |
4.63 |
19 |
4.32 |
20.6 |
465.7 |
445.1 |
| Utah |
12 |
4.39 |
18 |
4.35 |
12.3 |
294.6 |
282.2 |
| South Dakota |
13 |
4.31 |
9 |
5.03 |
4.1 |
101.5 |
97.3 |
| Maine |
14 |
4.24 |
7 |
5.12 |
7.1 |
175.2 |
168.0 |
| Virginia |
15 |
4.21 |
2 |
6.64 |
44.0 |
1,089.9 |
1,045.8 |
| New York |
16 |
4.16 |
26 |
4.03 |
117.5 |
2,941.9 |
2,824.4 |
| Delaware |
17 |
3.92 |
15 |
4.49 |
4.4 |
117.1 |
112.7 |
| West Virginia |
18 |
3.88 |
11 |
4.86 |
8.1 |
218.2 |
210.0 |
| California |
19 |
3.80 |
12 |
4.71 |
161.6 |
4,410.6 |
4,249.0 |
| New Mexico |
20 |
3.80 |
29 |
3.84 |
7.7 |
211.9 |
204.1 |
| Alaska |
21 |
3.77 |
24 |
4.05 |
2.5 |
71.0 |
68.4 |
| Oregon |
22 |
3.68 |
47 |
2.18 |
15.2 |
428.8 |
413.6 |
| Washington |
23 |
3.66 |
17 |
4.35 |
26.1 |
740.3 |
714.2 |
| Mississippi |
24 |
3.59 |
48 |
1.93 |
9.4 |
272.1 |
262.7 |
| Wisconsin |
25 |
3.58 |
28 |
3.86 |
25.5 |
738.5 |
712.9 |
| Maryland |
26 |
3.35 |
25 |
4.05 |
26.5 |
819.0 |
792.4 |
| Minnesota |
27 |
3.33 |
33 |
3.54 |
24.3 |
756.5 |
732.1 |
| Connecticut |
28 |
3.14 |
36 |
3.09 |
16.1 |
529.3 |
513.2 |
| Texas |
29 |
3.14 |
10 |
4.94 |
79.4 |
2,608.9 |
2,529.5 |
| Indiana |
30 |
3.12 |
34 |
3.46 |
22.1 |
732.7 |
710.5 |
| New Jersey |
31 |
3.11 |
23 |
4.07 |
38.2 |
1,267.2 |
1,229.0 |
| New Hampshire |
32 |
2.94 |
20 |
4.30 |
5.1 |
178.7 |
173.6 |
| Iowa |
33 |
2.90 |
46 |
2.42 |
10.9 |
387.5 |
376.5 |
| Louisiana |
34 |
2.89 |
42 |
2.52 |
14.7 |
525.6 |
510.8 |
| Oklahoma |
35 |
2.76 |
4 |
6.31 |
11.2 |
418.6 |
407.4 |
| Alabama |
36 |
2.70 |
32 |
3.68 |
12.1 |
459.8 |
447.7 |
| Massachusetts |
37 |
2.68 |
41 |
2.54 |
30.5 |
1,167.3 |
1,136.7 |
| Ohio |
38 |
2.64 |
43 |
2.49 |
40.1 |
1,558.8 |
1,518.6 |
| Kansas |
39 |
2.61 |
13 |
4.64 |
8.7 |
344.3 |
335.5 |
| Arkansas |
40 |
2.60 |
35 |
3.39 |
6.9 |
271.7 |
264.8 |
| Vermont |
41 |
2.58 |
37 |
2.99 |
2.2 |
88.9 |
86.6 |
| Pennsylvania |
42 |
2.18 |
38 |
2.97 |
38.6 |
1,815.3 |
1,776.6 |
| Tennessee |
43 |
2.10 |
40 |
2.76 |
14.8 |
720.4 |
705.6 |
| Illinois |
44 |
2.04 |
14 |
4.54 |
36.3 |
1,817.9 |
1,781.6 |
| North Dakota |
45 |
2.03 |
45 |
2.44 |
1.8 |
91.9 |
90.0 |
| Nebraska |
46 |
1.89 |
22 |
4.08 |
4.5 |
243.9 |
239.4 |
| Missouri |
47 |
1.82 |
44 |
2.47 |
13.8 |
773.8 |
760.0 |
| Rhode Island |
48 |
1.61 |
39 |
2.96 |
2.5 |
159.8 |
157.2 |
| Hawaii |
49 |
1.45 |
49 |
1.73 |
2.5 |
174.9 |
172.4 |
| Michigan |
50 |
0.34 |
50 |
0.99 |
4.2 |
1,243.6 |
1,239.3 |