Local Government Employment Growth |
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Rank, 2000- 2008 |
State |
Growth, 2000-2008 |
2008 |
Rank, 2007-2008 |
Growth, 2007-2008 |
Rank, 2005-2008 |
Growth, 2005-2008 |
| 34 | Alabama | 8.73% | 220.4 | 30 | 1.24% | 22 | 4.50% |
| 12 | Alaska | 16.48% | 41 | 18 | 1.99% | 36 | 2.50% |
| 3 | Arizona | 25.34% | 289.4 | 8 | 3.10% | 4 | 8.84% |
| 18 | Arkansas | 14.03% | 120.3 | 22 | 1.60% | 18 | 4.88% |
| 25 | California | 11.11% | 1779.7 | 35 | 1.06% | 23 | 4.30% |
| 6 | Colorado | 19.89% | 244.1 | 9 | 2.65% | 8 | 7.25% |
| 32 | Connecticut | 8.83% | 162.7 | 37 | 0.99% | 40 | 2.13% |
| 21 | Delaware | 13.39% | 25.4 | 16 | 2.01% | 12 | 5.83% |
| 11 | Florida | 17.74% | 784.6 | 42 | 0.60% | 16 | 5.40% |
| 4 | Georgia | 22.77% | 431.9 | 11 | 2.35% | 5 | 8.11% |
| 27 | Hawaii | 10.78% | 18.5 | 6 | 3.35% | 7 | 7.56% |
| 20 | Idaho | 13.90% | 76.2 | 14 | 2.14% | 26 | 4.24% |
| 35 | Illinois | 7.69% | 617.4 | 29 | 1.25% | 38 | 2.35% |
| 23 | Indiana | 11.90% | 285.9 | 23 | 1.60% | 27 | 3.66% |
| 39 | Iowa | 6.14% | 167.8 | 40 | 0.90% | 35 | 2.69% |
| #VALUE! | Kansas | n.a | 181.7 | 34 | 1.11% | 14 | 5.52% |
| 36 | Kentucky | 6.86% | 185.3 | 46 | 0.27% | 28 | 3.46% |
| 49 | Louisiana | -1.60% | 215.8 | 19 | 1.94% | 50 | -2.57% |
| 41 | Maine | 5.30% | 61.6 | 49 | -0.96% | 47 | -0.48% |
| 17 | Maryland | 14.61% | 251 | 12 | 2.24% | 6 | 7.86% |
| 45 | Massachusetts | 2.89% | 271 | 32 | 1.12% | 32 | 2.92% |
| 50 | Michigan | -6.14% | 423.4 | 50 | -2.10% | 51 | -6.12% |
| 48 | Minnesota | 1.20% | 286 | 43 | 0.49% | 48 | -0.73% |
| 24 | Mississippi | 11.13% | 160.7 | 26 | 1.39% | 34 | 2.82% |
| 30 | Missouri | 9.60% | 283.2 | 25 | 1.40% | 25 | 4.27% |
| 40 | Montana | 5.60% | 49 | 24 | 1.45% | 29 | 3.38% |
| 29 | Nebraska | 9.80% | 108.7 | 33 | 1.12% | 33 | 2.84% |
| 1 | Nevada | 39.22% | 107.2 | 4 | 3.57% | 1 | 15.15% |
| 16 | New Hampshire | 15.24% | 62 | 28 | 1.31% | 30 | 3.33% |
| 19 | New Jersey | 14.00% | 439 | 31 | 1.22% | 37 | 2.38% |
| 8 | New Mexico | 18.58% | 107.2 | 17 | 2.00% | 24 | 4.28% |
| 37 | New York | 6.18% | 1124.4 | 36 | 1.03% | 39 | 2.23% |
| 7 | North Carolina | 19.30% | 442 | 7 | 3.15% | 3 | 8.84% |
| 47 | North Dakota | 2.36% | 43.3 | 38 | 0.93% | 41 | 1.41% |
| 44 | Ohio | 3.58% | 553.1 | 47 | -0.02% | 46 | -0.11% |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 21.59% | 196 | 30 | 1.24% | 11 | 6.70% |
| 31 | Oregon | 9.55% | 192.8 | 5 | 3.54% | 9 | 7.23% |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | 6.16% | 485.8 | 41 | 0.70% | 45 | 1.06% |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 27.85% | 66.1 | 1 | 5.59% | 15 | 5.42% |
| 42 | Rhode Island | 5.10% | 37.1 | 48 | -0.54% | 49 | -1.33% |
| 22 | South Carolina | 13.11% | 213.9 | 13 | 2.20% | 20 | 4.75% |
| 33 | South Dakota | 8.80% | 47 | 44 | 0.43% | 43 | 1.29% |
| 26 | Tennessee | 10.97% | 279.3 | 20 | 1.90% | 19 | 4.80% |
| 15 | Texas | 16.13% | 1217.4 | 10 | 2.37% | 13 | 5.61% |
| 10 | Utah | 18.09% | 112.3 | 3 | 3.69% | 10 | 6.95% |
| 28 | Vermont | 9.9% | 29.9 | 45 | 0.3% | 42 | 1.4% |
| 13 | Virginia | 16.28% | 380 | 21 | 1.77% | 17 | 5.35% |
| 9 | Washington | 18.24% | 322.9 | 15 | 2.12% | 21 | 4.53% |
| 46 | West Virginia | 2.65% | 77.4 | 39 | 0.91% | 31 | 2.93% |
| 43 | Wisconsin | 4.44% | 287.2 | 27 | 1.34% | 44 | 1.09% |
| 14 | Wyoming | 16.16% | 46 | 2 | 3.84% | 2 | 9.00% |
| U.S. Average | 11.8% | 1.6% | 4.0% | ||||
