|
F.I.R.E. 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 |
|---|
| South Dakota |
1 |
6.78 |
1 |
8.76 |
1.6 |
25.2 |
23.6 |
| Arizona |
2 |
6.17 |
34 |
2.87 |
8.4 |
144.5 |
136.1 |
| Texas |
3 |
4.18 |
12 |
5.45 |
21.2 |
528.4 |
507.2 |
| Oklahoma |
4 |
3.35 |
42 |
0.99 |
2.4 |
74.0 |
71.6 |
| Arkansas |
5 |
3.33 |
44 |
0.90 |
1.5 |
46.5 |
45.0 |
| Delaware |
6 |
3.29 |
45 |
0.83 |
1.6 |
50.2 |
48.6 |
| Alabama |
7 |
3.23 |
19 |
4.41 |
2.9 |
92.8 |
89.9 |
| Wisconsin |
8 |
3.06 |
38 |
2.06 |
4.4 |
148.4 |
144.0 |
| Florida |
9 |
2.70 |
9 |
5.83 |
12.0 |
456.7 |
444.7 |
| Ohio |
10 |
2.59 |
33 |
2.97 |
7.8 |
309.1 |
301.3 |
| New Jersey |
11 |
2.58 |
29 |
3.28 |
6.5 |
258.1 |
251.6 |
| Wyoming |
12 |
2.56 |
50 |
-7.14 |
0.2 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
| Nevada |
13 |
2.53 |
28 |
3.33 |
1.1 |
44.6 |
43.5 |
| Maryland |
14 |
2.48 |
24 |
3.87 |
3.4 |
140.3 |
136.9 |
| South Carolina |
15 |
2.38 |
25 |
3.78 |
1.9 |
81.6 |
79.7 |
| Montana |
16 |
2.33 |
26 |
3.61 |
0.4 |
17.6 |
17.2 |
| New Hampshire |
17 |
1.88 |
23 |
3.91 |
0.6 |
32.5 |
31.9 |
| Kentucky |
18 |
1.86 |
40 |
1.60 |
1.3 |
71.2 |
69.9 |
| Nebraska |
19 |
1.83 |
2 |
7.72 |
1.1 |
61.1 |
60.0 |
| Virginia |
20 |
1.71 |
7 |
6.09 |
3.1 |
184.2 |
181.1 |
| Massachusetts |
21 |
1.65 |
13 |
5.32 |
3.7 |
227.3 |
223.6 |
| Georgia |
22 |
1.65 |
32 |
3.04 |
3.3 |
203.5 |
200.2 |
| Kansas |
23 |
1.60 |
31 |
3.14 |
1.0 |
63.5 |
62.5 |
| Colorado |
24 |
1.50 |
6 |
6.20 |
2.1 |
142.5 |
140.4 |
| Minnesota |
25 |
1.45 |
15 |
4.77 |
2.3 |
160.4 |
158.1 |
| Rhode Island |
26 |
1.37 |
4 |
7.35 |
0.4 |
29.6 |
29.2 |
| California |
27 |
1.34 |
20 |
4.30 |
10.9 |
826.8 |
815.9 |
| North Dakota |
28 |
1.24 |
8 |
5.92 |
0.2 |
16.3 |
16.1 |
| Washington |
29 |
1.10 |
21 |
4.28 |
1.5 |
137.8 |
136.3 |
| Connecticut |
30 |
1.01 |
16 |
4.51 |
1.4 |
140.4 |
139.0 |
| Indiana |
31 |
0.99 |
37 |
2.10 |
1.4 |
142.2 |
140.8 |
| Maine |
32 |
0.98 |
11 |
5.54 |
0.3 |
30.8 |
30.5 |
| North Carolina |
33 |
0.98 |
3 |
7.59 |
1.8 |
186.0 |
184.2 |
| Missouri |
34 |
0.91 |
30 |
3.27 |
1.5 |
165.5 |
164.0 |
| Idaho |
35 |
0.86 |
17 |
4.48 |
0.2 |
23.5 |
23.3 |
| Iowa |
36 |
0.83 |
22 |
3.96 |
0.7 |
84.7 |
84.0 |
| Alaska |
37 |
0.81 |
27 |
3.36 |
0.1 |
12.4 |
12.3 |
| Tennessee |
38 |
0.46 |
5 |
6.23 |
0.6 |
130.2 |
129.6 |
| New York |
39 |
0.44 |
36 |
2.55 |
3.3 |
746.6 |
743.3 |
| New Mexico |
40 |
0.30 |
18 |
4.46 |
0.1 |
32.9 |
32.8 |
| Illinois |
41 |
0.27 |
43 |
0.90 |
1.1 |
405.2 |
404.1 |
| Michigan |
42 |
0.00 |
48 |
-0.91 |
0.0 |
206.4 |
206.4 |
| Mississippi |
43 |
0.00 |
47 |
-0.47 |
0.0 |
42.2 |
42.2 |
| Utah |
44 |
0.00 |
14 |
5.22 |
0.0 |
56.4 |
56.4 |
| Vermont |
45 |
0.00 |
39 |
1.65 |
0.0 |
12.3 |
12.3 |
| West Virginia |
46 |
0.00 |
10 |
5.71 |
0.0 |
29.6 |
29.6 |
| Pennsylvania |
47 |
-0.03 |
35 |
2.65 |
-0.1 |
321.2 |
321.3 |
| Louisiana |
48 |
-0.47 |
49 |
-1.05 |
-0.4 |
84.5 |
84.9 |
| Oregon |
49 |
-1.05 |
41 |
1.07 |
-1.0 |
93.8 |
94.8 |
| Hawaii |
50 |
-2.56 |
46 |
-0.28 |
-0.9 |
34.2 |
35.1 |