Private-sector
Job Growth,
September 1999 - September 2000
Table
1 |
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Rank |
State |
Amt. |
Rank |
State |
Amt. |
|
1 |
Florida |
4.5% |
26 |
Minnesota |
1.6% |
|
2 |
Nevada |
4.5% |
27 |
Massachusetts |
1.5% |
|
3 |
Arizona |
4.2% |
28 |
New Jersey |
1.5% |
|
4 |
Idaho |
3.0% |
29 |
Wisconsin |
1.3% |
|
5 |
California |
3.0% |
30 |
Rhode Island |
1.3% |
|
6 |
Texas |
2.8% |
31 |
Connecticut |
1.2% |
|
7 |
Montana |
2.8% |
32 |
Oregon |
1.2% |
|
8 |
Colorado |
2.6% |
33 |
Maine |
1.1% |
|
9 |
Arkansas |
2.5% |
34 |
West Virginia |
1.1% |
|
10 |
NEW YORK |
2.4% |
35 |
Missouri |
1.1% |
|
11 |
South Carolina |
2.4% |
36 |
Tennessee |
1.0% |
|
12 |
Maryland |
2.3% |
37 |
Alaska |
1.0% |
|
13 |
Georgia |
2.2% |
38 |
North Carolina |
0.8% |
|
14 |
Delaware |
2.1% |
39 |
Louisiana |
0.8% |
|
15 |
Kansas |
2.1% |
40 |
Illinois |
0.8% |
|
16 |
Utah |
2.1% |
41 |
New Hampshire |
0.8% |
|
17 |
Wyoming |
2.1% |
42 |
Michigan |
0.6% |
|
18 |
New Mexico |
2.0% |
43 |
Alabama |
0.6% |
|
19 |
Iowa |
2.0% |
44 |
Indiana |
0.5% |
|
20 |
Vermont |
2.0% |
45 |
Ohio |
0.5% |
|
21 |
Washington |
2.0% |
46 |
Pennsylvania |
0.4% |
|
Upstate New York |
1.9% |
47 |
South Dakota |
0.4% |
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22 |
Oklahoma |
1.9% |
48 |
North Dakota |
-0.5% |
|
23 |
Hawaii |
1.8% |
49 |
Nebraska |
-1.1% |
|
24 |
Virginia |
1.7% |
50 |
Mississippi |
-1.7% |
|
25 |
Kentucky |
1.6% |
U.S. average | 2.2% |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; figures rounded to nearest .1% |
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New York's job growth, compared to the nation's, has improved dramatically in recent years. |
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