State 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 |
| 5 | Alabama | 15.36% | 110.4 | 4 | 2.99% | 1 | 9.74% |
| 7 | Alaska | 13.12% | 25 | 23 | 1.21% | 22 | 3.31% |
| 34 | Arizona | 3.33% | 89.9 | 19 | 2.04% | 11 | 5.39% |
| 4 | Arkansas | 16.08% | 72.9 | 20 | 1.96% | 4 | 7.05% |
| 16 | California | 10.80% | 491.3 | 28 | 0.97% | 8 | 6.04% |
| 13 | Colorado | 11.70% | 87.8 | 1 | 3.66% | 5 | 6.68% |
| 37 | Connecticut | 2.03% | 70.2 | 12 | 2.48% | 2 | 8.67% |
| 19 | Delaware | 9.19% | 30.9 | 37 | 0.32% | 25 | 3.00% |
| 38 | Florida | 1.71% | 213.9 | 42 | -0.37% | 28 | 2.79% |
| 17 | Georgia | 10.56% | 163.3 | 11 | 2.58% | 15 | 4.55% |
| 15 | Hawaii | 11.06% | 74.3 | 9 | 2.62% | 16 | 4.35% |
| 26 | Idaho | 5.65% | 29.9 | 18 | 2.05% | 24 | 3.10% |
| 48 | Illinois | -9.12% | 150.4 | 48 | -1.25% | 47 | -2.15% |
| 18 | Indiana | 9.54% | 116 | 6 | 2.84% | 30 | 1.84% |
| 32 | Iowa | 3.89% | 66.8 | 14 | 2.30% | 14 | 4.70% |
| N/A | Kansas | N/A | 53.4 | 47 | -0.93% | 34 | 1.33% |
| 33 | Kentucky | 3.79% | 98.6 | 49 | -2.09% | 37 | 0.92% |
| 43 | Louisiana | -0.51% | 116 | 2 | 3.29% | 46 | -2.11% |
| 29 | Maine | 4.87% | 28 | 33 | 0.72% | 48 | -2.44% |
| 27 | Maryland | 5.00% | 109.2 | 26 | 1.11% | 32 | 1.58% |
| 36 | Massachusetts | 2.18% | 117.3 | 24 | 1.21% | 13 | 4.92% |
| 40 | Michigan | 0.71% | 171.1 | 29 | 0.94% | 31 | 1.60% |
| 14 | Minnesota | 11.14% | 98.8 | 21 | 1.86% | 9 | 5.56% |
| 45 | Mississippi | -1.45% | 61 | 7 | 2.69% | 20 | 3.57% |
| 44 | Missouri | -0.83% | 107.3 | 25 | 1.13% | 19 | 3.57% |
| 28 | Montana | 4.96% | 25.4 | 45 | -0.78% | 41 | 0.40% |
| 41 | Nebraska | 0.51% | 39.1 | 38 | 0.26% | 42 | 0.26% |
| 1 | Nevada | 26.96% | 37.2 | 22 | 1.64% | 3 | 8.45% |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 16.82% | 25 | 5 | 2.88% | 6 | 6.38% |
| 9 | New Jersey | 12.64% | 152.4 | 40 | 0.00% | 38 | 0.79% |
| 47 | New Mexico | -3.86% | 59.7 | 36 | 0.34% | 50 | -12.72% |
| 42 | New York | 0.04% | 261.3 | 41 | -0.04% | 43 | 0.19% |
| 8 | North Carolina | 12.79% | 200.2 | 17 | 2.09% | 7 | 6.21% |
| 6 | North Dakota | 13.73% | 23.2 | 31 | 0.87% | 17 | 4.04% |
| 39 | Ohio | 1.41% | 166 | 44 | -0.72% | 45 | -1.54% |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 7.00% | 84.1 | 35 | 0.48% | 29 | 2.06% |
| 21 | Oregon | 7.75% | 76.5 | 8 | 2.68% | 36 | 1.19% |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | 4.18% | 159.6 | 30 | 0.88% | 35 | 1.27% |
| 49 | Rhode Island | -9.89% | 16.4 | 50 | -5.20% | 49 | -5.75% |
| 46 | South Carolina | -2.15% | 100.2 | 16 | 2.14% | 12 | 5.36% |
| 22 | South Dakota | 7.23% | 17.8 | 34 | 0.56% | 40 | 0.56% |
| 30 | Tennessee | 4.27% | 97.6 | 46 | -0.81% | 39 | 0.62% |
| 10 | Texas | 12.58% | 368.7 | 10 | 2.62% | 10 | 5.52% |
| 11 | Utah | 12.17% | 64.5 | 15 | 2.22% | 18 | 3.86% |
| 12 | Vermont | 11.80% | 18 | 43 | -0.55% | 26 | 2.86% |
| 24 | Virginia | 6.7% | 154.5 | 27 | 1.0% | 21 | 3.4% |
| 20 | Washington | 8.77% | 152.5 | 13 | 2.42% | 27 | 2.83% |
| 35 | West Virginia | 2.65% | 46.4 | 31 | 0.87% | 44 | -0.43% |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 5.82% | 103.6 | 39 | 0.19% | 33 | 1.57% |
| 2 | Wyoming | 17.65% | 16 | 3 | 3.23% | 23 | 3.23% |
| U.S. Average | 6.6% | 1.1% | 2.6% | ||||
