|
Services 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 |
|---|
| Arizona |
1 |
7.70 |
1 |
8.41 |
50.7 |
709.5 |
658.8 |
| Florida |
2 |
7.49 |
15 |
4.45 |
185.3 |
2,658.4 |
2,473.1 |
| Nevada |
3 |
7.46 |
6 |
6.45 |
30.2 |
434.8 |
404.6 |
| Idaho |
4 |
7.41 |
23 |
3.68 |
9.4 |
136.2 |
126.8 |
| Montana |
5 |
5.97 |
12 |
4.79 |
6.4 |
113.6 |
107.2 |
| Georgia |
6 |
5.92 |
8 |
5.47 |
60.6 |
1,084.2 |
1,023.6 |
| North Carolina |
7 |
5.24 |
2 |
7.07 |
50.1 |
1,006.9 |
956.8 |
| Mississippi |
8 |
5.14 |
49 |
0.43 |
13.3 |
272.3 |
259.0 |
| Colorado |
9 |
4.73 |
16 |
4.29 |
30.1 |
666.9 |
636.8 |
| Oregon |
10 |
4.68 |
41 |
2.31 |
19.3 |
431.3 |
412.0 |
| South Dakota |
11 |
4.55 |
4 |
6.50 |
4.4 |
101.1 |
96.7 |
| Alaska |
12 |
4.44 |
42 |
2.19 |
2.9 |
68.2 |
65.3 |
| Kentucky |
13 |
4.42 |
25 |
3.67 |
19.6 |
463.1 |
443.5 |
| California |
14 |
4.41 |
26 |
3.61 |
188.9 |
4,468.2 |
4,279.3 |
| South Carolina |
15 |
4.25 |
5 |
6.46 |
18.2 |
446.9 |
428.7 |
| Maine |
16 |
3.98 |
14 |
4.67 |
6.6 |
172.4 |
165.8 |
| Minnesota |
17 |
3.91 |
30 |
3.05 |
28.4 |
755.5 |
727.1 |
| Delaware |
18 |
3.65 |
13 |
4.76 |
4.1 |
116.3 |
112.2 |
| Wyoming |
19 |
3.65 |
7 |
6.25 |
1.8 |
51.1 |
49.3 |
| Maryland |
20 |
3.64 |
22 |
3.86 |
28.7 |
816.6 |
787.9 |
| Washington |
21 |
3.59 |
18 |
4.21 |
25.7 |
741.3 |
715.6 |
| Alabama |
22 |
3.57 |
39 |
2.51 |
15.9 |
461.8 |
445.9 |
| Utah |
23 |
3.54 |
20 |
4.20 |
10.1 |
295.6 |
285.5 |
| Louisiana |
24 |
3.50 |
37 |
2.53 |
17.9 |
529.1 |
511.2 |
| Tennessee |
25 |
3.37 |
43 |
2.03 |
23.4 |
718.5 |
695.1 |
| New Hampshire |
26 |
3.31 |
29 |
3.05 |
5.7 |
177.9 |
172.2 |
| Virginia |
27 |
3.24 |
3 |
7.00 |
34.2 |
1,089.6 |
1,055.4 |
| New Mexico |
28 |
3.21 |
19 |
4.20 |
6.6 |
212.5 |
205.9 |
| New York |
29 |
3.19 |
11 |
5.05 |
91.2 |
2,953.1 |
2,861.9 |
| Massachusetts |
30 |
3.15 |
46 |
1.81 |
35.6 |
1,165.5 |
1,129.9 |
| Indiana |
31 |
3.12 |
33 |
2.94 |
22.1 |
729.4 |
707.3 |
| Kansas |
32 |
3.09 |
32 |
3.00 |
10.3 |
343.6 |
333.3 |
| Vermont |
33 |
2.98 |
40 |
2.49 |
2.7 |
93.2 |
90.5 |
| West Virginia |
34 |
2.93 |
9 |
5.32 |
6.2 |
217.9 |
211.7 |
| Iowa |
35 |
2.92 |
36 |
2.64 |
11.0 |
388.1 |
377.1 |
| Rhode Island |
36 |
2.86 |
47 |
1.12 |
4.4 |
158.3 |
153.9 |
| Wisconsin |
37 |
2.85 |
24 |
3.67 |
20.2 |
728.4 |
708.2 |
| Connecticut |
38 |
2.80 |
35 |
2.65 |
14.3 |
525.1 |
510.8 |
| Texas |
39 |
2.72 |
17 |
4.24 |
69.4 |
2,616.2 |
2,546.8 |
| Arkansas |
40 |
2.61 |
28 |
3.32 |
6.9 |
271.7 |
264.8 |
| Ohio |
41 |
2.55 |
38 |
2.52 |
38.3 |
1,540.3 |
1,502.0 |
| New Jersey |
42 |
2.36 |
21 |
4.07 |
28.9 |
1,252.5 |
1,223.6 |
| Oklahoma |
43 |
2.34 |
10 |
5.09 |
9.6 |
420.4 |
410.8 |
| Missouri |
44 |
2.30 |
44 |
1.89 |
17.2 |
765.3 |
748.1 |
| Michigan |
45 |
2.13 |
50 |
-0.29 |
25.7 |
1,232.5 |
1,206.8 |
| Hawaii |
46 |
1.97 |
48 |
0.94 |
3.4 |
175.7 |
172.3 |
| Nebraska |
47 |
1.77 |
31 |
3.04 |
4.2 |
241.1 |
236.9 |
| Illinois |
48 |
1.73 |
27 |
3.33 |
30.4 |
1,787.6 |
1,757.2 |
| North Dakota |
49 |
1.45 |
45 |
1.82 |
1.3 |
91.0 |
89.7 |
| Pennsylvania |
50 |
0.71 |
34 |
2.86 |
12.7 |
1,795.0 |
1,782.3 |