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Professional and Business Activities Employment Growth, 1996-2006 |
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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 | 93.4% | 1 | 30.0% | 5 | 7.8% | 157.8 |
| 2 | Idaho | 90.0% | 7 | 16.9% | 13 | 5.3% | 81.7 |
| 3 | Florida | 73.1% | 10 | 16.1% | 20 | 3.9% | 1,341.3 |
| 4 | Arizona | 61.0% | 2 | 23.2% | 4 | 7.8% | 394.7 |
| 5 | North Dakota | 54.8% | 3 | 21.5% | 3 | 8.7% | 28.8 |
| 6 | Montana | 51.0% | 6 | 17.5% | 2 | 8.8% | 38.2 |
| 7 | Texas | 46.5% | 8 | 16.4% | 9 | 6.0% | 1,226.3 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 42.1% | 22 | 11.9% | 12 | 5.3% | 473.2 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 41.7% | 34 | 9.7% | 6 | 7.6% | 17 |
| 10 | Hawaii | 41.1% | 19 | 12.3% | 11 | 5.5% | 78.3 |
| 11 | Virginia | 40.1% | 14 | 14.2% | 26 | 3.5% | 627.4 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 39.1% | 31 | 10.2% | 32 | 2.9% | 114.6 |
| 13 | Alabama | 39.0% | 12 | 15.1% | 24 | 3.6% | 215 |
| 14 | New Mexico | 37.1% | 9 | 16.2% | 1 | 10.9% | 102.8 |
| 15 | Washington | 36.2% | 15 | 13.6% | 17 | 4.3% | 329.8 |
| 16 | Maryland | 34.9% | 40 | 7.2% | 45 | 2.0% | 394.5 |
| 17 | Utah | 34.8% | 5 | 17.6% | 8 | 6.2% | 155 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 34.3% | 24 | 11.3% | 34 | 2.7% | 175 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | 32.4% | 25 | 10.9% | 36 | 2.5% | 676.9 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 31.9% | 43 | 5.8% | 46 | 1.9% | 60 |
| 21 | Georgia | 31.5% | 20 | 12.2% | 31 | 3.0% | 550 |
| 22 | Indiana | 31.3% | 28 | 10.4% | 41 | 2.3% | 280.5 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 31.1% | 11 | 16.0% | 10 | 5.8% | 217.2 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 30.5% | 23 | 11.3% | 37 | 2.4% | 320.1 |
| 25 | Colorado | 30.4% | 16 | 13.6% | 14 | 4.7% | 331.6 |
| 26 | Rhode Island | 29.6% | 18 | 13.0% | 35 | 2.5% | 56.5 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 29.3% | 13 | 14.7% | 22 | 3.6% | 178.2 |
| 28 | South Dakota | 28.8% | 46 | 4.9% | 18 | 4.1% | 25.5 |
| 29 | California | 27.7% | 38 | 7.4% | 23 | 3.6% | 2,225.1 |
| 30 | Maine | 27.7% | 49 | 2.8% | 33 | 2.8% | 51.7 |
| 31 | Vermont | 26.7% | 35 | 9.3% | 47 | 1.8% | 22.3 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 26.6% | 30 | 10.2% | 40 | 2.3% | 269.2 |
| 33 | Mississippi | 26.4% | 4 | 18.9% | 7 | 7.0% | 93.8 |
| 34 | New Hampshire | 24.6% | 21 | 12.1% | 25 | 3.5% | 61.3 |
| 35 | Louisiana | 23.8% | 39 | 7.4% | 28 | 3.2% | 194.1 |
| 36 | Oregon | 23.5% | 17 | 13.1% | 19 | 4.0% | 193.1 |
| 37 | Illinois | 23.3% | 33 | 9.7% | 29 | 3.2% | 852.9 |
| 38 | New Jersey | 23.1% | 47 | 4.1% | 48 | 1.6% | 602.1 |
| 39 | Kansas | 22.7% | 26 | 10.7% | 21 | 3.8% | 138.3 |
| 40 | Iowa | 21.8% | 27 | 10.7% | 30 | 3.2% | 116.9 |
| 41 | NEW YORK | 21.7% | 42 | 6.2% | 39 | 2.4% | 1,108.5 |
| 42 | Nebraska | 19.7% | 29 | 10.3% | 16 | 4.5% | 101.6 |
| 43 | Minnesota | 19.6% | 36 | 9.1% | 15 | 4.6% | 322.5 |
| 44 | Ohio | 18.7% | 37 | 7.4% | 44 | 2.1% | 656.9 |
| 45 | Massachusetts | 18.4% | 41 | 7.1% | 38 | 2.4% | 471.8 |
| 46 | Missouri | 18.2% | 32 | 9.9% | 27 | 3.2% | 330.8 |
| 47 | Delaware | 14.0% | 45 | 5.1% | 50 | -1.0% | 61.9 |
| 48 | Connecticut | 8.8% | 48 | 3.9% | 42 | 2.3% | 204.4 |
| 49 | Alaska | 8.5% | 44 | 5.2% | 43 | 2.1% | 24.3 |
| 50 | Michigan | 8.3% | 50 | 0.3% | 49 | -0.7% | 587.9 |
| U.S. total/average | 30.4% | 9.8% | 3.5% | 17,552 | |||
| Source: Public Policy Institute analysis
of Bureau of Labor Statistics data (not seasonally adjusted) 10/24/07 |
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