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Total Nonagricultural Job Growth: Feb. 2000 over Feb. 1999 |
| State |
Rank Feb. 2000 | Percent Change |
Rank Feb. 1999 | Percent Change |
Thousands of Jobs |
| Job Growth | Feb. 2000 |
Feb. 1999 |
|---|
| Nevada |
1 |
5.15 |
1 |
6.26 |
48.9 |
999.3 |
950.4 |
| Arizona |
2 |
4.66 |
2 |
4.06 |
99.1 |
2,227.8 |
2,128.7 |
| Idaho |
3 |
4.56 |
18 |
2.48 |
23.6 |
540.9 |
517.3 |
| Florida |
4 |
4.06 |
7 |
3.31 |
276.5 |
7,084.4 |
6,807.9 |
| Georgia |
5 |
3.84 |
4 |
3.62 |
145.6 |
3,938.8 |
3,793.2 |
| Colorado |
6 |
3.82 |
3 |
3.88 |
79.9 |
2,170.3 |
2,090.4 |
| South Dakota |
7 |
3.37 |
16 |
2.60 |
12.1 |
371.6 |
359.5 |
| Montana |
8 |
3.33 |
26 |
1.97 |
12.2 |
378.9 |
366.7 |
| California |
9 |
3.25 |
11 |
2.94 |
445.3 |
14,142.7 |
13,697.4 |
| Delaware |
10 |
2.99 |
9 |
3.24 |
11.9 |
410.3 |
398.4 |
| Maryland |
11 |
2.92 |
15 |
2.70 |
67.8 |
2,392.1 |
2,324.3 |
| Maine |
12 |
2.81 |
12 |
2.93 |
15.8 |
577.8 |
562.0 |
| Utah |
13 |
2.61 |
19 |
2.33 |
26.8 |
1,052.6 |
1,025.8 |
| New Hampshire |
14 |
2.49 |
13 |
2.82 |
14.7 |
604.7 |
590.0 |
| Kentucky |
15 |
2.49 |
17 |
2.59 |
43.5 |
1,793.3 |
1,749.8 |
| Texas |
16 |
2.45 |
10 |
3.01 |
220.9 |
9,253.3 |
9,032.4 |
| Arkansas |
17 |
2.43 |
31 |
1.71 |
27.3 |
1,149.2 |
1,121.9 |
| Minnesota |
18 |
2.36 |
28 |
1.84 |
59.9 |
2,593.7 |
2,533.8 |
| South Carolina |
19 |
2.31 |
8 |
3.24 |
41.6 |
1,838.6 |
1,797.0 |
| Oregon |
20 |
2.29 |
44 |
1.06 |
35.2 |
1,573.0 |
1,537.8 |
| Wyoming |
21 |
2.26 |
38 |
1.38 |
5.0 |
225.9 |
220.9 |
| Massachusetts |
22 |
2.17 |
34 |
1.61 |
68.5 |
3,225.3 |
3,156.8 |
| Rhode Island |
23 |
2.13 |
45 |
1.03 |
9.6 |
459.6 |
450.0 |
| Alabama |
24 |
2.12 |
39 |
1.37 |
40.2 |
1,935.6 |
1,895.4 |
| Virginia |
25 |
2.12 |
6 |
3.35 |
70.7 |
3,408.9 |
3,338.2 |
| Vermont |
26 |
2.11 |
29 |
1.83 |
6.1 |
294.9 |
288.8 |
| Mississippi |
27 |
1.94 |
36 |
1.52 |
22.0 |
1,154.3 |
1,132.3 |
| North Carolina |
28 |
1.92 |
5 |
3.52 |
73.3 |
3,881.7 |
3,808.4 |
| Hawaii |
29 |
1.91 |
50 |
-0.32 |
10.1 |
538.7 |
528.6 |
| New Mexico |
30 |
1.84 |
46 |
0.75 |
13.2 |
729.6 |
716.4 |
| New York |
31 |
1.84 |
14 |
2.72 |
152.5 |
8,430.0 |
8,277.5 |
| Wisconsin |
32 |
1.84 |
20 |
2.30 |
49.7 |
2,749.3 |
2,699.6 |
| Washington |
33 |
1.82 |
21 |
2.25 |
47.0 |
2,632.4 |
2,585.4 |
| Oklahoma |
34 |
1.78 |
24 |
2.06 |
25.7 |
1,470.3 |
1,444.6 |
| North Dakota |
35 |
1.78 |
47 |
0.70 |
5.6 |
320.7 |
315.1 |
| Kansas |
36 |
1.65 |
30 |
1.82 |
21.6 |
1,329.9 |
1,308.3 |
| Indiana |
37 |
1.64 |
33 |
1.66 |
47.5 |
2,950.7 |
2,903.2 |
| New Jersey |
38 |
1.58 |
25 |
2.01 |
59.9 |
3,842.1 |
3,782.2 |
| Tennessee |
39 |
1.58 |
27 |
1.86 |
41.4 |
2,669.0 |
2,627.6 |
| Iowa |
40 |
1.48 |
23 |
2.13 |
21.1 |
1,451.5 |
1,430.4 |
| Alaska |
41 |
1.45 |
49 |
0.08 |
3.8 |
265.4 |
261.6 |
| Connecticut |
42 |
1.41 |
32 |
1.71 |
23.2 |
1,663.2 |
1,640.0 |
| Missouri |
43 |
1.41 |
37 |
1.44 |
37.6 |
2,702.9 |
2,665.3 |
| West Virginia |
44 |
1.22 |
41 |
1.35 |
8.6 |
715.9 |
707.3 |
| Ohio |
45 |
1.21 |
40 |
1.37 |
65.9 |
5,499.2 |
5,433.3 |
| Michigan |
46 |
1.19 |
48 |
0.13 |
52.7 |
4,498.9 |
4,446.2 |
| Nebraska |
47 |
1.16 |
22 |
2.22 |
10.1 |
883.3 |
873.2 |
| Illinois |
48 |
0.99 |
42 |
1.32 |
57.4 |
5,878.8 |
5,821.4 |
| Pennsylvania |
49 |
0.97 |
35 |
1.59 |
53.0 |
5,533.4 |
5,480.4 |
| Louisiana |
50 |
0.65 |
43 |
1.11 |
12.2 |
1,893.6 |
1,881.4 |