|
Trade 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 |
7.18 |
2 |
4.66 |
13.7 |
204.5 |
190.8 |
| Georgia |
2 |
5.76 |
17 |
2.45 |
53.5 |
983.0 |
929.5 |
| Rhode Island |
3 |
5.03 |
4 |
3.61 |
4.9 |
102.4 |
97.5 |
| Delaware |
4 |
4.73 |
6 |
3.30 |
4.0 |
88.6 |
84.6 |
| Arizona |
5 |
4.28 |
27 |
1.60 |
21.5 |
523.4 |
501.9 |
| Idaho |
6 |
4.07 |
22 |
2.28 |
5.3 |
135.4 |
130.1 |
| South Dakota |
7 |
3.83 |
48 |
-0.35 |
3.3 |
89.5 |
86.2 |
| Alabama |
8 |
3.67 |
12 |
2.77 |
15.9 |
449.6 |
433.7 |
| Colorado |
9 |
3.65 |
7 |
3.29 |
18.1 |
513.5 |
495.4 |
| New Hampshire |
10 |
3.40 |
1 |
5.09 |
5.2 |
158.0 |
152.8 |
| Maine |
11 |
3.26 |
11 |
2.90 |
4.4 |
139.2 |
134.8 |
| Texas |
12 |
3.22 |
10 |
3.00 |
68.3 |
2,186.8 |
2,118.5 |
| Maryland |
13 |
3.18 |
43 |
0.76 |
16.8 |
544.9 |
528.1 |
| Arkansas |
14 |
2.99 |
13 |
2.63 |
7.6 |
261.5 |
253.9 |
| Oklahoma |
15 |
2.93 |
29 |
1.49 |
9.6 |
337.1 |
327.5 |
| South Carolina |
16 |
2.92 |
5 |
3.61 |
12.4 |
437.2 |
424.8 |
| Washington |
17 |
2.91 |
15 |
2.53 |
17.9 |
632.9 |
615.0 |
| California |
18 |
2.83 |
19 |
2.30 |
88.2 |
3,205.1 |
3,116.9 |
| Wisconsin |
19 |
2.73 |
24 |
2.18 |
16.4 |
617.7 |
601.3 |
| Wyoming |
20 |
2.59 |
45 |
0.60 |
1.3 |
51.5 |
50.2 |
| Hawaii |
21 |
2.53 |
50 |
-1.44 |
3.3 |
133.6 |
130.3 |
| Massachusetts |
22 |
2.53 |
21 |
2.30 |
17.9 |
726.3 |
708.4 |
| Vermont |
23 |
2.46 |
18 |
2.36 |
1.6 |
66.7 |
65.1 |
| Minnesota |
24 |
2.41 |
39 |
0.98 |
14.4 |
611.5 |
597.1 |
| Florida |
25 |
2.39 |
14 |
2.59 |
40.8 |
1,749.0 |
1,708.2 |
| Indiana |
26 |
2.37 |
32 |
1.40 |
16.0 |
691.3 |
675.3 |
| North Carolina |
27 |
2.35 |
3 |
3.90 |
20.0 |
870.5 |
850.5 |
| Kentucky |
28 |
2.31 |
9 |
3.03 |
9.5 |
421.3 |
411.8 |
| New Jersey |
29 |
2.28 |
20 |
2.30 |
20.0 |
897.3 |
877.3 |
| Utah |
30 |
2.16 |
28 |
1.56 |
5.2 |
246.1 |
240.9 |
| New York |
31 |
2.03 |
16 |
2.45 |
33.5 |
1,684.5 |
1,651.0 |
| Missouri |
32 |
1.99 |
35 |
1.05 |
12.3 |
630.7 |
618.4 |
| Michigan |
33 |
1.96 |
47 |
-0.34 |
20.2 |
1,050.3 |
1,030.1 |
| North Dakota |
34 |
1.91 |
49 |
-0.76 |
1.5 |
80.2 |
78.7 |
| Montana |
35 |
1.86 |
36 |
1.04 |
1.8 |
98.7 |
96.9 |
| Kansas |
36 |
1.60 |
42 |
0.84 |
5.0 |
318.0 |
313.0 |
| Alaska |
37 |
1.52 |
40 |
0.96 |
0.8 |
53.4 |
52.6 |
| Oregon |
38 |
1.44 |
37 |
1.02 |
5.4 |
380.4 |
375.0 |
| Mississippi |
39 |
1.30 |
8 |
3.10 |
3.2 |
249.1 |
245.9 |
| Pennsylvania |
40 |
1.19 |
30 |
1.47 |
14.4 |
1,226.5 |
1,212.1 |
| Virginia |
41 |
1.11 |
23 |
2.23 |
8.0 |
731.1 |
723.1 |
| Tennessee |
42 |
1.06 |
25 |
2.03 |
6.5 |
620.4 |
613.9 |
| Connecticut |
43 |
1.06 |
34 |
1.07 |
3.7 |
353.8 |
350.1 |
| New Mexico |
44 |
0.96 |
44 |
0.72 |
1.6 |
168.6 |
167.0 |
| West Virginia |
45 |
0.95 |
46 |
0.32 |
1.5 |
159.1 |
157.6 |
| Ohio |
46 |
0.90 |
41 |
0.96 |
11.7 |
1,311.2 |
1,299.5 |
| Iowa |
47 |
0.87 |
33 |
1.12 |
3.0 |
346.6 |
343.6 |
| Illinois |
48 |
0.69 |
38 |
0.99 |
9.1 |
1,320.3 |
1,311.2 |
| Nebraska |
49 |
0.43 |
26 |
1.99 |
0.9 |
211.0 |
210.1 |
| Louisiana |
50 |
-0.07 |
31 |
1.40 |
-0.3 |
435.0 |
435.3 |