Public Sector Employment Growth |
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Rank, growth 2000-2008 |
State |
Growth, 2000-2008 |
2008 Total |
Rank, growth 2007-2008 |
Growth, 2007-2008 |
Rank, growth 2005-2008 |
Growth, 2005-2008 |
| 20 | Alabama | 8.96% | 383.2 | 16 | 1.73% | 6 | 5.59% |
| 13 | Alaska | 11.29% | 82.8 | 23 | 1.35% | 32 | 1.97% |
| 2 | Arizona | 18.28% | 433.6 | 2 | 2.99% | 3 | 7.62% |
| 12 | Arkansas | 12.38% | 214.3 | 19 | 1.66% | 8 | 5.20% |
| 21 | California | 8.68% | 2519.3 | 30 | 0.99% | 18 | 4.09% |
| 6 | Colorado | 14.01% | 384.2 | 5 | 2.54% | 5 | 5.96% |
| 37 | Connecticut | 4.34% | 252.3 | 25 | 1.24% | 23 | 3.49% |
| 17 | Delaware | 9.54% | 62 | 24 | 1.31% | 15 | 4.38% |
| 11 | Florida | 12.62% | 1128.1 | 43 | 0.49% | 16 | 4.34% |
| 3 | Georgia | 16.13% | 693.5 | 6 | 2.50% | 4 | 6.76% |
| 19 | Hawaii | 9.08% | 125 | 9 | 2.38% | 14 | 4.52% |
| 16 | Idaho | 9.56% | 119.2 | 13 | 2.05% | 24 | 3.47% |
| 44 | Illinois | 1.83% | 855 | 38 | 0.67% | 40 | 1.08% |
| 22 | Indiana | 8.67% | 439.9 | 14 | 2.04% | 25 | 3.26% |
| 38 | Iowa | 3.95% | 252.9 | 26 | 1.20% | 27 | 3.14% |
| 29 | Kansas | 6.25% | 260.2 | 36 | 0.77% | 20 | 3.75% |
| 33 | Kentucky | 4.84% | 322.5 | 47 | -0.25% | 30 | 2.71% |
| 48 | Louisiana | -2.70% | 363.3 | 11 | 2.19% | 48 | -2.83% |
| 36 | Maine | 4.52% | 104.1 | 46 | -0.10% | 45 | -0.67% |
| 23 | Maryland | 8.31% | 487.3 | 15 | 1.86% | 13 | 4.57% |
| 46 | Massachusetts | 0.41% | 437.1 | 29 | 1.02% | 29 | 2.85% |
| 49 | Michigan | -4.92% | 647.9 | 48 | -1.19% | 49 | -3.89% |
| 42 | Minnesota | 2.58% | 418.1 | 33 | 0.84% | 42 | 0.77% |
| 31 | Mississippi | 6.16% | 248.2 | 17 | 1.72% | 28 | 3.07% |
| 34 | Missouri | 4.65% | 446 | 22 | 1.41% | 19 | 3.87% |
| 35 | Montana | 4.64% | 88 | 35 | 0.80% | 33 | 1.97% |
| 30 | Nebraska | 6.22% | 164 | 31 | 0.99% | 35 | 1.86% |
| 1 | Nevada | 32.79% | 161.6 | 3 | 2.93% | 1 | 12.07% |
| 8 | New Hampshire | 13.53% | 94.8 | 20 | 1.61% | 21 | 3.72% |
| 15 | New Jersey | 10.60% | 651.2 | 41 | 0.54% | 37 | 1.50% |
| 24 | New Mexico | 7.98% | 197.6 | 21 | 1.44% | 46 | -1.84% |
| 41 | New York | 3.07% | 1512.2 | 37 | 0.75% | 36 | 1.54% |
| 4 | North Carolina | 15.02% | 707.5 | 4 | 2.86% | 2 | 7.90% |
| 32 | North Dakota | 4.97% | 76.1 | 42 | 0.53% | 38 | 1.33% |
| 45 | Ohio | 1.45% | 796.4 | 45 | -0.09% | 44 | -0.40% |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 13.10% | 325.4 | 34 | 0.84% | 17 | 4.33% |
| 25 | Oregon | 7.25% | 298.8 | 1 | 3.11% | 11 | 4.81% |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | 3.35% | 749.4 | 40 | 0.62% | 43 | 0.58% |
| 47 | Rhode Island | -1.24% | 63.5 | 49 | -1.40% | 47 | -2.16% |
| 28 | South Carolina | 6.72% | 344.5 | 10 | 2.26% | 9 | 5.06% |
| 27 | South Dakota | 6.74% | 76 | 39 | 0.66% | 41 | 0.93% |
| 26 | Tennessee | 6.79% | 426.1 | 27 | 1.14% | 26 | 3.25% |
| 7 | Texas | 13.77% | 1777 | 8 | 2.43% | 7 | 5.52% |
| 5 | Utah | 14.35% | 212 | 7 | 2.46% | 12 | 4.79% |
| 18 | Vermont | 9.31% | 54 | 44 | 0.19% | 34 | 1.89% |
| 14 | Virginia | 11.19% | 694.6 | 18 | 1.70% | 10 | 4.94% |
| 10 | Washington | 12.85% | 545.4 | 12 | 2.17% | 22 | 3.55% |
| 43 | West Virginia | 2.52% | 146.7 | 32 | 0.96% | 31 | 2.09% |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 3.67% | 420.5 | 28 | 1.08% | 39 | 1.25% |
| U.S. Average | 8.0% | 1.3% | 3.1% | ||||
