Table 3
Private-sector Job Growth, 1995-98
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Nevada	25.1%		27	New Jersey	8.2%
2	Arizona	21.7%		28	South Dakota	8.2%
3	Utah	18.8%		29	Maine	7.9%
4	Colorado	16.8%		30	Illinois	7.8%
5	Florida	16.5%		31	Wisconsin	7.8%
6	Texas	14.9%		32	Maryland	7.6%
7	Georgia	14.8%		33	Arkansas	7.6%
8	Washington	13.9%		34	New Mexico	7.4%
9	Oregon	13.9%		35	Alaska	7.3%
10	South Carolina	13.8%		36	Vermont	7.3%
11	Kansas	13.6%		37	Connecticut	7.2%
12	Oklahoma	13.0%		38	Alabama	7.2%
13	Delaware	13.0%		39	West Virginia	6.9%
14	California	12.7%		40	Ohio	6.8%
15	Virginia	12.5%		41	Tennessee	6.7%
16	Idaho	12.3%		42	Wyoming	6.5%
17	Nebraska	11.5%		43	Missouri	6.5%
18	North Carolina	10.8%		44	NEW YORK	6.2%
19	Minnesota	10.2%		45	North Dakota	5.8%
20	Massachusetts	9.8%		46	Indiana	5.7%
21	Montana	9.6%		47	Pennsylvania	5.1%
22	Kentucky	9.2%		48	Mississippi	5.1%
23	Michigan	9.1%		49	Rhode Island	4.4%
24	Iowa	9.1%		50	Hawaii	-3.9%
25	Louisiana	8.8%		U.S. average		10.7%
26	New Hampshire	8.6%		N.Y.S. % of U.S.		57.9%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
If New York had matched the nation's growth over the period, the state would now have an additional 290,000 jobs.