Table 2
Private-sector Job Growth, 1991-94
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Utah	22.4%		27	Oklahoma	9.5%
2	Idaho	21.6%		28	Alaska	9.1%
3	Nevada	21.6%		29	West Virginia	8.9%
4	Colorado	19.6%		30	Washington	8.2%
5	Arizona	18.7%		31	Kansas	8.1%
6	Montana	18.0%		32	Missouri	8.1%
7	South Dakota	17.7%		33	New Hampshire	7.9%
8	New Mexico	17.5%		34	Michigan	7.5%
9	Mississippi	16.2%		35	Vermont	6.6%
10	Tennessee	14.5%		36	Ohio	6.6%
11	Arkansas	14.4%		37	Virginia	6.3%
12	North Dakota	14.2%		38	South Carolina	6.1%
13	Georgia	13.6%		39	Delaware	5.6%
14	Oregon	12.9%		40	Illinois	4.7%
15	Wisconsin	10.7%		41	Maine	4.6%
16	Nebraska	10.7%		42	Pennsylvania	2.1%
17	Wyoming	10.6%		43	Massachusetts	1.5%
18	Kentucky	10.6%		44	New Jersey	1.2%
19	Florida	10.6%		45	Maryland	0.6%
20	Indiana	10.5%		46	Hawaii	-0.8%
21	Minnesota	10.4%		47	Rhode Island	-1.6%
22	Texas	10.3%		48	California	-2.2%
23	North Carolina	10.3%		49	NEW YORK	-2.8%
24	Alabama	9.9%		50	Connecticut	-3.3%
25	Louisiana	9.9%
26	Iowa	9.5%		U.S. average		6.6%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York lost 185,000 private-sector jobs from 1991 through 1994; if we had matched the nation, we would have gained 440,000.