|
T.C.P.U. 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 |
|---|
| Virginia |
1 |
6.96 |
24 |
2.56 |
12.0 |
184.3 |
172.3 |
| Delaware |
2 |
6.63 |
25 |
2.47 |
1.1 |
17.7 |
16.6 |
| Nevada |
3 |
5.80 |
5 |
7.07 |
2.9 |
52.9 |
50.0 |
| Idaho |
4 |
5.02 |
7 |
6.15 |
1.3 |
27.2 |
25.9 |
| Arizona |
5 |
4.97 |
21 |
2.76 |
5.0 |
105.6 |
100.6 |
| Mississippi |
6 |
4.64 |
37 |
1.51 |
2.5 |
56.4 |
53.9 |
| New Mexico |
7 |
4.35 |
13 |
4.55 |
1.5 |
36.0 |
34.5 |
| Maryland |
8 |
4.33 |
28 |
2.36 |
4.7 |
113.3 |
108.6 |
| Georgia |
9 |
4.30 |
6 |
6.62 |
10.8 |
262.0 |
251.2 |
| California |
10 |
4.19 |
20 |
2.81 |
29.3 |
728.6 |
699.3 |
| New Hampshire |
11 |
3.83 |
4 |
7.73 |
0.8 |
21.7 |
20.9 |
| Alaska |
12 |
3.78 |
34 |
1.71 |
0.9 |
24.7 |
23.8 |
| Alabama |
13 |
3.57 |
40 |
1.20 |
3.3 |
95.7 |
92.4 |
| Texas |
14 |
3.56 |
10 |
4.83 |
19.7 |
573.6 |
553.9 |
| Kentucky |
15 |
3.22 |
12 |
4.59 |
3.3 |
105.9 |
102.6 |
| South Carolina |
16 |
3.03 |
1 |
13.04 |
2.6 |
88.4 |
85.8 |
| North Carolina |
17 |
2.96 |
29 |
2.32 |
5.1 |
177.2 |
172.1 |
| Florida |
18 |
2.76 |
9 |
5.53 |
9.6 |
356.9 |
347.3 |
| Montana |
19 |
2.75 |
33 |
1.87 |
0.6 |
22.4 |
21.8 |
| Arkansas |
20 |
2.65 |
22 |
2.73 |
1.8 |
69.6 |
67.8 |
| Oregon |
21 |
2.63 |
43 |
0.93 |
2.0 |
78.1 |
76.1 |
| Colorado |
22 |
2.62 |
2 |
8.69 |
3.6 |
141.2 |
137.6 |
| Kansas |
23 |
2.61 |
14 |
4.07 |
2.0 |
78.7 |
76.7 |
| Pennsylvania |
24 |
2.49 |
27 |
2.37 |
7.2 |
296.3 |
289.1 |
| Vermont |
25 |
2.48 |
50 |
-3.20 |
0.3 |
12.4 |
12.1 |
| Iowa |
26 |
2.41 |
8 |
6.02 |
1.7 |
72.2 |
70.5 |
| Utah |
27 |
2.24 |
38 |
1.40 |
1.3 |
59.3 |
58.0 |
| Massachusetts |
28 |
1.84 |
39 |
1.34 |
2.5 |
138.5 |
136.0 |
| Connecticut |
29 |
1.68 |
16 |
3.47 |
1.3 |
78.8 |
77.5 |
| West Virginia |
30 |
1.62 |
49 |
-3.13 |
0.6 |
37.7 |
37.1 |
| Wisconsin |
31 |
1.58 |
17 |
3.09 |
2.0 |
128.6 |
126.6 |
| Washington |
32 |
1.40 |
18 |
2.96 |
1.9 |
137.7 |
135.8 |
| Ohio |
33 |
1.25 |
35 |
1.70 |
3.0 |
242.3 |
239.3 |
| Missouri |
34 |
1.25 |
32 |
2.06 |
2.1 |
170.4 |
168.3 |
| South Dakota |
35 |
1.20 |
26 |
2.47 |
0.2 |
16.8 |
16.6 |
| New York |
36 |
1.19 |
42 |
1.08 |
4.9 |
416.7 |
411.8 |
| North Dakota |
37 |
1.10 |
19 |
2.82 |
0.2 |
18.4 |
18.2 |
| Hawaii |
38 |
0.99 |
48 |
-1.70 |
0.4 |
40.9 |
40.5 |
| Michigan |
39 |
0.92 |
47 |
-0.63 |
1.6 |
175.7 |
174.1 |
| Tennessee |
40 |
0.89 |
3 |
8.53 |
1.5 |
169.4 |
167.9 |
| New Jersey |
41 |
0.88 |
31 |
2.18 |
2.3 |
264.6 |
262.3 |
| Louisiana |
42 |
0.81 |
41 |
1.08 |
0.9 |
112.7 |
111.8 |
| Illinois |
43 |
0.61 |
44 |
0.56 |
2.1 |
345.8 |
343.7 |
| Nebraska |
44 |
0.35 |
11 |
4.60 |
0.2 |
57.0 |
56.8 |
| Oklahoma |
45 |
0.25 |
46 |
-0.12 |
0.2 |
81.3 |
81.1 |
| Indiana |
46 |
0.07 |
15 |
3.66 |
0.1 |
144.6 |
144.5 |
| Minnesota |
47 |
-0.31 |
36 |
1.66 |
-0.4 |
128.2 |
128.6 |
| Maine |
48 |
-0.43 |
23 |
2.63 |
-0.1 |
23.3 |
23.4 |
| Wyoming |
49 |
-0.72 |
30 |
2.21 |
-0.1 |
13.8 |
13.9 |
| Rhode Island |
50 |
-1.28 |
45 |
0.00 |
-0.2 |
15.4 |
15.6 |