Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
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 |
Nevada | 53.4% | 1 | 15.6% | 2 | 5.3% | 226.2 |
2 |
Arizona | 35.6% | 2 | 14.5% | 3 | 4.5% | 510.8 |
| 3 |
Idaho | 20.7% | 4 | 10.6% | 4 | 4.1% | 127.6 |
4 |
New Hampshire | 19.6% | 31 | 2.5% | 29 | 0.9% | 141.9 |
| 5 |
Utah | 19.5% | 5 | 9.7% | 5 | 3.9% | 234.6 |
6 |
Florida | 19.2% | 6 | 9.1% | 13 | 2.0% | 1,596.5 |
| 7 |
Wyoming | 17.2% | 7 | 8.5% | 6 | 3.6% | 52.5 |
8 |
California | 17.0% | 13 | 5.7% | 15 | 1.8% | 2,873.8 |
| 9 |
Texas | 16.0% | 9 | 6.7% | 10 | 2.5% | 2,044.4 |
10 |
Delaware | 15.5% | 19 | 5.0% | 27 | 1.1% | 82.6 |
| 11 |
Alaska | 15.2% | 20 | 4.8% | 26 | 1.1% | 63.7 |
12 |
Washington | 13.0% | 10 | 6.4% | 12 | 2.2% | 542.4 |
| 13 |
Georgia | 12.8% | 15 | 5.2% | 20 | 1.7% | 867.6 |
14 |
Colorado | 12.6% | 26 | 3.6% | 23 | 1.5% | 419.1 |
| 15 |
South Carolina | 12.1% | 11 | 6.1% | 17 | 1.8% | 368 |
16 |
Oregon | 11.6% | 8 | 6.8% | 11 | 2.3% | 336.2 |
| 17 |
Maine | 11.5% | 38 | 1.9% | 41 | 0.2% | 125.5 |
18 |
Tennessee | 11.2% | 18 | 5.1% | 21 | 1.7% | 608 |
| 19 |
Virginia | 10.7% | 23 | 4.4% | 31 | 0.9% | 663 |
20 |
Nebraska | 10.0% | 28 | 3.4% | 38 | 0.4% | 200.7 |
| 21 |
Vermont | 9.8% | 35 | 2.1% | 43 | 0.2% | 59.5 |
22 |
Rhode Island | 9.8% | 48 | -1.2% | 49 | -0.4% | 79.8 |
| 23 |
North Carolina | 9.4% | 16 | 5.1% | 14 | 2.0% | 755 |
24 |
Arkansas | 9.3% | 25 | 4.0% | 24 | 1.4% | 249 |
| 25 |
South Dakota | 9.0% | 17 | 5.1% | 19 | 1.8% | 80.3 |
26 |
Maryland | 8.6% | 30 | 2.6% | 34 | 0.7% | 474.4 |
| 27 |
Hawaii | 8.3% | 3 | 12.0% | 7 | 2.6% | 120.8 |
28 |
Kentucky | 8.2% | 33 | 2.3% | 36 | 0.4% | 379.4 |
| 29 |
Montana | 7.9% | 14 | 5.6% | 16 | 1.8% | 89.2 |
30 |
Mississippi | 7.6% | 27 | 3.5% | 9 | 2.5% | 226.9 |
| 31 |
Wisconsin | 7.5% | 42 | 1.4% | 44 | 0.1% | 544 |
32 |
Pennsylvania | 7.1% | 41 | 1.6% | 35 | 0.5% | 1,126.3 |
| 33 |
New Mexico | 6.9% | 22 | 4.6% | 1 | 10.7% | 141.9 |
34 |
Minnesota | 6.9% | 36 | 2.1% | 32 | 0.8% | 531.4 |
| 35 |
New Jersey | 6.3% | 45 | -0.1% | 48 | -0.2% | 875.6 |
36 |
Alabama | 5.6% | 24 | 4.3% | 25 | 1.2% | 387.1 |
| 37 |
North Dakota | 5.5% | 12 | 6.0% | 8 | 2.6% | 76.2 |
38 |
Oklahoma | 4.9% | 29 | 2.7% | 18 | 1.8% | 284.3 |
| 39 |
Missouri | 4.2% | 32 | 2.4% | 28 | 1.0% | 545.4 |
| 40 |
NEW YORK | 4.0% | 34 | 2.1% | 39 | 0.4% | 1,505.9 |
| 41 |
Connecticut | 3.9% | 40 | 1.7% | 45 | 0.1% | 310.8 |
| 42 |
Massachusetts | 3.5% | 47 | -0.7% | 47 | 0.0% | 570 |
| 43 |
Iowa | 3.2% | 39 | 1.8% | 33 | 0.8% | 308.8 |
| 44 |
Kansas | 0.9% | 46 | -0.2% | 42 | 0.2% | 261.4 |
| 45 |
Indiana | 0.8% | 37 | 2.0% | 37 | 0.4% | 585.5 |
| 46 |
Louisiana | 0.7% | 49 | -1.9% | 46 | 0.1% | 373.6 |
| 47 |
Ohio | 0.0% | 44 | 0.2% | 40 | 0.4% | 1,046.4 |
| 48 |
Illinois | -0.1% | 43 | 1.3% | 30 | 0.9% | 1,197.6 |
| 49 |
West Virginia | -1.5% | 21 | 4.6% | 22 | 1.6% | 141.8 |
| 50 |
Michigan | -3.9% | 50 | -2.7% | 50 | -1.3% | 794.7 |
| U.S. total/average | 8.2% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 26,231 | |||
| Source: Public Policy Institute analysis of Bureau
of Labor Statistics data (not seasonally adjusted) 10/24/07 |
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