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Just the Facts - Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State

Construction Employment Growth, 1996-2006

10-year rank
State
10-year
-change
3-year
rank
3-year
-change
1-year

rank
1-year
-change
Total 2006
employment (000s)
1 Arizona 84.0% 4 39.3% 4 11.9% 245.5
2 California 81.6% 12 17.9% 27 3.8% 939.4
3 Nevada 81.4% 1 43.3% 13 6.7% 143.7
4 Florida 72.1% 5 33.7% 12 8.0% 636.6
5 Montana 71.6% 6 30.7% 9 9.4% 30.2
6 Idaho 67.3% 2 41.8% 2 16.0% 52.2
7 Rhode Island 65.5% 28 10.6% 19 5.5% 23
8 Wyoming 58.4% 10 21.0% 3 14.0% 23.6
9 Utah 55.6% 3 40.8% 1 16.8% 95.2
10 Washington 52.9% 9 24.8% 8 9.9% 195
11 South Dakota 50.7% 18 14.0% 23 4.8% 22
12 Colorado 49.5% 23 11.9% 22 4.8% 167.7
13 Massachusetts 49.1% 38 3.0% 39 1.0% 140.9
14 New Hampshire 48.2% 42 2.1% 40 0.3% 29.5
15 Minnesota 46.2% 36 3.9% 41 0.3% 129.8
16 Virginia 40.8% 16 14.7% 34 2.4% 249.4
17 New Jersey 39.4% 31 8.6% 31 3.1% 174.3
18 Texas 38.0% 30 9.3% 17 6.4% 603.6
19 Alaska 37.9% 33 7.7% 45 -2.2% 18.2
20 Oklahoma 37.2% 25 10.7% 15 6.5% 70.4
21 Vermont 36.2% 21 12.3% 35 2.4% 17.3
22 New Mexico 35.4% 8 26.2% 10 9.0% 59.3
23 Maine 35.3% 39 3.0% 36 2.3% 31.4
24 NEW YORK 31.9% 35 5.5% 29 3.4% 336.5
25 Georgia 30.0% 20 12.4% 21 4.9% 219.1
26 South Carolina 29.6% 26 10.7% 16 6.4% 124.4
27 Missouri 28.8% 29 10.4% 28 3.5% 148.1
28 North Carolina 28.7% 14 15.2% 20 5.4% 243.6
29 Iowa 28.6% 15 14.7% 24 4.6% 74.7
30 Pennsylvania 28.5% 34 6.4% 33 2.4% 261.8
31 Connecticut 27.9% 32 8.2% 37 1.7% 67
32 Oregon 27.8% 7 30.3% 7 10.3% 100.3
33 North Dakota 25.0% 13 15.6% 18 5.7% 18.5
34 Illinois 20.3% 43 0.3% 32 2.7% 275.7
35 Arkansas 20.0% 22 12.2% 26 4.2% 57
36 Mississippi 19.2% 17 14.0% 6 10.5% 57.7
37 Wisconsin 18.2% 41 2.3% 42 -0.4% 127
38 Louisiana 16.5% 24 11.1% 5 11.3% 132.2
39 Alabama 15.1% 27 10.6% 25 4.5% 110.3
40 West Virginia 14.3% 11 19.9% 14 6.5% 39.2
41 Tennessee 13.7% 19 13.3% 11 8.0% 130.8
42 Kansas 13.2% 40 2.9% 30 3.4% 64.5
43 Indiana 11.8% 37 3.7% 38 1.3% 150.2
44 Kentucky 7.8% 44 0.2% 44 -1.1% 83.3
45 Ohio 7.4% 45 0.0% 43 -0.8% 231.1
46 Michigan 6.9% 46 -5.5% 46 -4.8% 180.1
Delaware
 N/A   N/A   N/A NA
Hawaii
 N/A   N/A   N/A NA
Maryland
 N/A   N/A   N/A NA
Nebraska
 N/A   N/A   N/A NA
U.S. total/average
 38.9%   14.2%   4.8% 7,689
Source: Public Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data (not seasonally adjusted)
10/24/07