|
Construction 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 |
|---|
| Colorado |
1 |
16.75 |
5 |
12.70 |
22.3 |
155.4 |
133.1 |
| Maine |
2 |
14.10 |
4 |
12.94 |
3.2 |
25.9 |
22.7 |
| Idaho |
3 |
13.54 |
30 |
6.27 |
3.9 |
32.7 |
28.8 |
| South Dakota |
4 |
12.50 |
39 |
4.62 |
1.7 |
15.3 |
13.6 |
| New Hampshire |
5 |
11.74 |
16 |
9.23 |
2.5 |
23.8 |
21.3 |
| North Dakota |
6 |
11.57 |
42 |
2.54 |
1.4 |
13.5 |
12.1 |
| Minnesota |
7 |
10.92 |
9 |
9.63 |
9.7 |
98.5 |
88.8 |
| California |
8 |
9.41 |
2 |
15.05 |
58.8 |
683.4 |
624.6 |
| Vermont |
9 |
8.33 |
19 |
8.11 |
1.0 |
13.0 |
12.0 |
| Alaska |
10 |
7.84 |
50 |
-1.92 |
0.8 |
11.0 |
10.2 |
| Montana |
11 |
7.69 |
44 |
1.30 |
1.2 |
16.8 |
15.6 |
| Utah |
12 |
7.68 |
21 |
7.78 |
5.0 |
70.1 |
65.1 |
| Kansas |
13 |
7.67 |
24 |
7.12 |
4.5 |
63.2 |
58.7 |
| Hawaii |
14 |
7.18 |
49 |
-1.42 |
1.5 |
22.4 |
20.9 |
| Maryland |
15 |
7.03 |
23 |
7.31 |
9.8 |
149.3 |
139.5 |
| Rhode Island |
16 |
6.85 |
3 |
13.18 |
1.0 |
15.6 |
14.6 |
| Massachusetts |
17 |
6.74 |
7 |
10.34 |
6.9 |
109.3 |
102.4 |
| New York |
18 |
6.56 |
12 |
9.46 |
17.7 |
287.4 |
269.7 |
| Missouri |
19 |
6.46 |
11 |
9.56 |
8.0 |
131.8 |
123.8 |
| Washington |
20 |
6.44 |
26 |
6.55 |
8.9 |
147.1 |
138.2 |
| Wyoming |
21 |
6.38 |
15 |
9.30 |
0.9 |
15.0 |
14.1 |
| Arizona |
22 |
5.75 |
14 |
9.40 |
8.5 |
156.3 |
147.8 |
| Nebraska |
23 |
5.56 |
28 |
6.48 |
2.1 |
39.9 |
37.8 |
| South Carolina |
24 |
5.54 |
8 |
9.66 |
6.1 |
116.2 |
110.1 |
| Arkansas |
25 |
5.51 |
37 |
5.36 |
2.6 |
49.8 |
47.2 |
| Texas |
26 |
5.36 |
17 |
8.33 |
27.4 |
538.4 |
511.0 |
| Oregon |
27 |
5.13 |
47 |
-0.52 |
3.9 |
79.9 |
76.0 |
| Wisconsin |
28 |
4.82 |
10 |
9.60 |
4.9 |
106.5 |
101.6 |
| Pennsylvania |
29 |
4.61 |
13 |
9.41 |
9.6 |
217.7 |
208.1 |
| Oklahoma |
30 |
4.14 |
20 |
7.98 |
2.3 |
57.8 |
55.5 |
| New Jersey |
31 |
3.81 |
40 |
3.52 |
4.7 |
128.2 |
123.5 |
| Florida |
32 |
3.79 |
33 |
5.99 |
13.6 |
372.6 |
359.0 |
| Alabama |
33 |
3.78 |
31 |
6.12 |
3.8 |
104.4 |
100.6 |
| Iowa |
34 |
3.76 |
34 |
5.98 |
2.0 |
55.2 |
53.2 |
| Michigan |
35 |
3.63 |
48 |
-0.73 |
5.9 |
168.4 |
162.5 |
| Kentucky |
36 |
3.59 |
36 |
5.41 |
2.8 |
80.7 |
77.9 |
| Virginia |
37 |
3.52 |
27 |
6.54 |
6.6 |
193.9 |
187.3 |
| North Carolina |
38 |
3.51 |
25 |
6.91 |
7.5 |
221.0 |
213.5 |
| Georgia |
39 |
3.33 |
6 |
12.47 |
6.3 |
195.7 |
189.4 |
| Connecticut |
40 |
3.30 |
38 |
4.80 |
1.8 |
56.4 |
54.6 |
| Illinois |
41 |
3.19 |
22 |
7.66 |
6.9 |
223.4 |
216.5 |
| Tennessee |
42 |
3.12 |
41 |
2.67 |
3.6 |
118.9 |
115.3 |
| New Mexico |
43 |
2.44 |
45 |
-0.24 |
1.0 |
41.9 |
40.9 |
| Delaware |
44 |
0.90 |
18 |
8.25 |
0.2 |
22.5 |
22.3 |
| Ohio |
45 |
0.14 |
32 |
6.00 |
0.3 |
210.5 |
210.2 |
| Mississippi |
46 |
0.00 |
35 |
5.68 |
0.0 |
54.0 |
54.0 |
| Indiana |
47 |
-0.15 |
43 |
2.16 |
-0.2 |
132.5 |
132.7 |
| Louisiana |
48 |
-0.77 |
29 |
6.42 |
-1.0 |
128.3 |
129.3 |
| Nevada |
49 |
-1.68 |
1 |
15.78 |
-1.5 |
88.0 |
89.5 |
| West Virginia |
50 |
-1.72 |
46 |
-0.34 |
-0.5 |
28.6 |
29.1 |