Table 2
Change In Manufacturing Employment September 1999 - September 2000
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Nevada	4.5%		27	Illinois	-0.7%
2	North Dakota	2.5%		28	Connecticut	-0.8%
3	Arizona	2.2%		29	Montana	-0.8%
4	Wyoming	1.8%		30	South Carolina	-0.9%
5	Hawaii	1.2%		31	Massachusetts	-0.9%
6	Oregon	1.1%		Upstate New York		-0.7%
7	New Mexico	0.9%		32	Louisiana	-1.0%
8	Iowa	0.7%		33	Ohio	-1.0%
9	Florida	0.6%		34	Delaware	-1.0%
10	Georgia	0.5%		35	NEW YORK	-1.2%
11	Colorado	0.5%		36	Mississippi	-1.3%
12	Kansas	0.4%		37	Virginia	-1.4%
13	Texas	0.3%		38	Rhode Island	-1.5%
14	Vermont	0.2%		39	Kentucky	-1.6%
15	Oklahoma	0.1%		40	New Jersey	-1.8%
16	Utah	0.0%		41	Michigan	-1.8%
17	Arkansas	-0.2%		42	Tennessee	-1.8%
18	New Hampshire	-0.2%		43	Alabama	-1.9%
19	Nebraska	-0.3%		44	South Dakota	-2.4%
20	Pennsylvania	-0.3%		45	Washington	-2.6%
21	Indiana	-0.3%		46	Idaho	-2.7%
22	Wisconsin	-0.3%		47	North Carolina	-2.9%
23	Minnesota	-0.4%		48	Missouri	-3.2%
24	California	-0.4%		49	Maine	-6.9%
25	Maryland	-0.6%		50	Alaska	-11.5%
26	West Virginia	-0.7%		U.S. average		-0.1%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; figures rounded to nearest .1%
While manufacturing employment statewide dropped, areas such as Binghamton, Dutchess County and Syracuse added jobs over the year.