The Public Policy Institute


Table 9

New Companies, 1998

Rank

State

Amt.

 

Rank

State

Amt.

1

California

158,571

 

27

Oklahoma

9,690

2

Florida

59,445

 

28

Utah

9,688

3

NEW YORK

57,290

 

29

Kentucky

9,498

4

Texas

51,767

 

30

Connecticut

9,169

5

Washington

37,362

 

31

Nevada

8,344

6

Pennsylvania

29,418

 

32

Kansas

7,758

7

Georgia

29,261

 

33

Mississippi

6,180

8

Illinois

28,882

 

34

Idaho

5,637

9

New Jersey

26,515

 

35

Iowa

5,474

10

Michigan

26,183

 

36

Arkansas

5,374

11

North Carolina

25,007

 

37

Maine

5,136

12

Ohio

23,447

 

38

New Hampshire

5,103

13

Virginia

20,842

 

39

New Mexico

4,519

14

Colorado

20,671

 

40

West Virginia

4,432

15

Maryland

19,436

 

41

Nebraska

4,117

16

Massachusetts

16,693

 

42

Montana

3,904

17

Tennessee

15,951

 

43

Rhode Island

3,600

18

Indiana

14,304

 

44

Delaware

3,324

19

Missouri

14,286

 

45

Hawaii

3,242

20

Wisconsin

13,865

 

46

Alaska

2,319

21

Oregon

12,876

 

47

Wyoming

2,245

22

Arizona

12,506

 

48

South Dakota

1,938

23

Minnesota

12,231

 

49

Vermont

1,933

24

South Carolina

11,564

 

50

North Dakota

1,527

25

Louisiana

10,477

  U.S. total

891,884

26

Alabama

10,158

  N.Y.S. as % of total

6.4%

Source: CQ's State Fact Finder 2000

Data reflect companies applying for new account numbers from state employment services, as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor.

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