Financial Activities Employment Growth, 1996-2006
| 10-year rank |
State |
10-year growth |
3-year rank |
3-year growth |
1-year rank |
1-year growth |
Total 2006 employment (000s) |
| 1 | Arizona | 53.6% | 2 | 14.4% | 3 | 5.0% | 183.1 |
| 2 | Nevada | 48.3% | 4 | 12.3% | 17 | 2.2% | 65.7 |
| 3 | South Dakota | 45.8% | 12 | 6.9% | 7 | 3.9% | 29.6 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 45.5% | 21 | 4.5% | 12 | 2.6% | 35.2 |
| 5 | Utah | 39.7% | 6 | 10.4% | 2 | 5.8% | 71.4 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 36.8% | 5 | 11.7% | 4 | 4.4% | 102.2 |
| 7 | Florida | 36.2% | 3 | 12.4% | 9 | 3.1% | 545.9 |
| 8 | Montana | 34.3% | 7 | 9.9% | 6 | 4.2% | 22.3 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 32.1% | 9 | 8.8% | 11 | 2.8% | 11.1 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | 32.0% | 11 | 7.0% | 40 | 0.5% | 39.6 |
| 11 | North Dakota | 30.6% | 23 | 4.3% | 18 | 2.1% | 19.2 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 30.5% | 10 | 8.1% | 5 | 4.3% | 205.8 |
| 13 | Texas | 29.2% | 13 | 6.8% | 13 | 2.6% | 625.6 |
| 14 | Idaho | 28.2% | 1 | 17.8% | 1 | 7.1% | 31.8 |
| 15 | Virginia | 28.0% | 19 | 5.0% | 24 | 1.7% | 195.7 |
| 16 | California | 27.5% | 15 | 6.2% | 25 | 1.5% | 940.7 |
| 17 | Georgia | 25.9% | 14 | 6.6% | 14 | 2.4% | 230.7 |
| 18 | Iowa | 25.8% | 16 | 5.7% | 15 | 2.3% | 100.6 |
| 19 | Colorado | 25.6% | 24 | 4.3% | 27 | 1.4% | 160.7 |
| 20 | Washington | 25.3% | 31 | 3.0% | 30 | 1.2% | 156.4 |
| 21 | Alaska | 25.2% | 27 | 3.5% | 37 | 0.7% | 14.9 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 22.1% | 17 | 5.3% | 20 | 1.9% | 65.7 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 21.5% | 20 | 4.5% | 10 | 3.1% | 90.5 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 21.5% | 30 | 3.1% | 34 | 0.8% | 181.1 |
| 25 | New Jersey | 21.4% | 36 | 1.6% | 41 | 0.3% | 280.6 |
| 26 | Oregon | 19.8% | 8 | 9.0% | 8 | 3.6% | 105.8 |
| 27 | Kansas | 19.7% | 28 | 3.3% | 21 | 1.8% | 71.8 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | 18.7% | 32 | 2.7% | 35 | 0.8% | 161.1 |
| 29 | Maine | 17.5% | 50 | -4.3% | 48 | -1.8% | 33.6 |
| 30 | Maryland | 17.3% | 33 | 2.5% | 38 | 0.6% | 159.9 |
| 31 | Missouri | 15.5% | 35 | 1.6% | 28 | 1.2% | 165.4 |
| 32 | Alabama | 15.5% | 34 | 2.3% | 42 | 0.2% | 98.5 |
| 33 | Arkansas | 15.4% | 22 | 4.4% | 16 | 2.3% | 52.6 |
| 34 | Connecticut | 12.3% | 37 | 1.1% | 26 | 1.4% | 144.3 |
| 35 | Tennessee | 11.7% | 29 | 3.1% | 39 | 0.6% | 144.2 |
| 36 | New Mexico | 10.3% | 26 | 3.8% | 33 | 0.9% | 35.2 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | 10.0% | 42 | -0.1% | 32 | 0.9% | 223.5 |
| 38 | Ohio | 10.0% | 46 | -1.4% | 46 | -0.4% | 307.3 |
| 39 | Louisiana | 9.0% | 49 | -3.6% | 50 | -2.7% | 95.7 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | 8.7% | 38 | 1.1% | 29 | 1.2% | 84.1 |
| 41 | Mississippi | 7.9% | 40 | 0.9% | 43 | 0.0% | 46.3 |
| 42 | Michigan | 7.6% | 44 | -0.9% | 47 | -0.7% | 216.3 |
| 43 | West Virginia | 6.7% | 47 | -1.9% | 23 | 1.7% | 30.2 |
| 44 | Illinois | 5.8% | 39 | 1.0% | 31 | 1.0% | 405.8 |
| 45 | Vermont | 3.9% | 41 | 0.0% | 44 | 0.0% | 13.2 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | 3.5% | 43 | -0.9% | 45 | -0.1% | 335.5 |
| 47 | Delaware | 2.8% | 48 | -2.9% | 49 | -2.7% | 44 |
| 48 | NEW YORK | 1.5% | 25 | 4.3% | 22 | 1.8% | 726.2 |
| 49 | Indiana | -0.1% | 45 | -1.0% | 36 | 0.8% | 139.9 |
| 50 | Hawaii | -2.3% | 18 | 5.3% | 19 | 2.0% | 29.9 |
| U.S. total/average | 20.0% | 4.8% | 2.6% | 8,363 | |||
| Source: Public Policy Institute analysis of Bureau
of Labor Statistics data (not seasonally adjusted) 10/24/07 |
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