Professional and Business Activities Employment
Growth, 1997-2007
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| 10-year rank |
State |
10-year growth |
3-year rank |
3-year growth |
1-year rank |
1-year growth |
Total 2007 employment (000s) |
| 1 |
Nevada |
78.7% |
5 |
18.6% |
46 |
0.1% |
158 |
| 2 |
Idaho |
75.3% |
16 |
13.5% |
27 |
2.2% |
83.1 |
| 3 |
Montana |
58.4% |
1 |
21.9% |
3 |
6.5% |
40.7 |
| 4 |
Florida |
57.4% |
19 |
12.0% |
36 |
1.3% |
1329.2 |
| 5 |
Arizona |
51.0% |
6 |
18.6% |
30 |
1.9% |
401.7 |
| 6 |
Wyoming |
47.2% |
4 |
20.3% |
1 |
7.6% |
18.4 |
| 7 |
New Mexico |
43.5% |
2 |
20.7% |
5 |
6.0% |
108.6 |
| 8 |
North Dakota |
41.1% |
3 |
20.4% |
11 |
4.2% |
29.5 |
| 9 |
Texas |
40.8% |
7 |
17.8% |
8 |
4.4% |
1291.2 |
| 10 |
North Carolina |
39.2% |
10 |
15.1% |
7 |
4.5% |
499.9 |
| 11 |
Virginia |
36.7% |
23 |
11.3% |
24 |
2.4% |
643.8 |
| 12 |
Hawaii |
35.2% |
37 |
7.6% |
48 |
-0.9% |
76.1 |
| 13 |
Alabama |
35.0% |
22 |
11.3% |
20 |
2.7% |
220.5 |
| 14 |
Arkansas |
34.0% |
34 |
8.1% |
26 |
2.3% |
117 |
| 15 |
Kentucky |
32.8% |
20 |
11.6% |
37 |
1.3% |
181.6 |
| 16 |
Utah |
32.4% |
8 |
16.0% |
12 |
4.1% |
160.6 |
| 17 |
Washington |
32.1% |
13 |
14.4% |
9 |
4.4% |
345 |
| 18 |
Indiana |
31.2% |
33 |
8.7% |
17 |
3.0% |
289.6 |
| 19 |
South Carolina |
30.9% |
9 |
15.8% |
13 |
4.0% |
226.8 |
| 20 |
Pennsylvania |
30.4% |
26 |
10.4% |
19 |
2.8% |
704.4 |
| 21 |
New Hampshire |
29.4% |
11 |
14.5% |
4 |
6.1% |
65.6 |
| 22 |
Oklahoma |
28.6% |
24 |
11.1% |
18 |
2.9% |
180.9 |
| 23 |
Colorado |
27.3% |
12 |
14.4% |
6 |
4.9% |
348 |
| 24 |
South Dakota |
27.2% |
15 |
14.0% |
2 |
7.4% |
27.6 |
| 25 |
Georgia |
26.9% |
28 |
9.7% |
29 |
2.0% |
560.2 |
| 26 |
West Virginia |
26.8% |
48 |
3.8% |
38 |
1.2% |
60.6 |
| 27 |
Maryland |
25.7% |
43 |
4.8% |
45 |
0.4% |
396.8 |
| 28 |
Tennessee |
24.2% |
41 |
6.4% |
40 |
0.9% |
322 |
| 29 |
Wisconsin |
24.0% |
29 |
9.6% |
25 |
2.4% |
277.4 |
| 30 |
Louisiana |
22.7% |
31 |
9.2% |
14 |
3.9% |
201.4 |
| 31 |
Mississippi |
22.0% |
14 |
14.2% |
43 |
0.6% |
94.9 |
| 32 |
Vermont |
21.9% |
44 |
4.7% |
44 |
0.5% |
22.3 |
| 33 |
Maine |
21.8% |
35 |
8.1% |
15 |
3.1% |
53.6 |
| 34 |
Kansas |
21.7% |
17 |
12.2% |
10 |
4.3% |
144.3 |
| 35 |
Iowa |
21.0% |
21 |
11.5% |
16 |
3.1% |
120.9 |
| 36 |
California |
21.0% |
36 |
7.9% |
39 |
1.0% |
2263.3 |
| 37 |
Rhode Island |
20.6% |
45 |
4.7% |
47 |
-0.7% |
56.1 |
| 38 |
Nebraska |
19.5% |
25 |
10.7% |
21 |
2.6% |
104.4 |
| 39 |
Illinois |
18.6% |
32 |
8.9% |
32 |
1.8% |
869.4 |
| 40 |
NEW YORK |
18.6% |
38 |
7.4% |
22 |
2.5% |
1136.7 |
| 41 |
Oregon |
17.9% |
18 |
12.1% |
34 |
1.6% |
197.5 |
| 42 |
New Jersey |
16.4% |
47 |
4.0% |
41 |
0.9% |
608.1 |
| 43 |
Missouri |
15.7% |
27 |
9.9% |
31 |
1.8% |
337.7 |
| 44 |
Minnesota |
15.4% |
30 |
9.2% |
33 |
1.6% |
329 |
| 45 |
Massachusetts |
14.3% |
40 |
6.7% |
28 |
2.1% |
481.5 |
| 46 |
Ohio |
13.4% |
42 |
6.3% |
35 |
1.4% |
665.9 |
| 47 |
Alaska |
12.1% |
39 |
7.3% |
23 |
2.5% |
25 |
| 48 |
Delaware |
7.0% |
50 |
-2.8% |
50 |
-2.0% |
60 |
| 49 |
Connecticut |
6.0% |
46 |
4.5% |
42 |
0.8% |
205.9 |
| 50 |
Michigan |
1.0% |
49 |
-1.4% |
49 |
-1.4% |
573.3 |
| U.S. total/average* |
29.0% |
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10.8% |
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2.5% |
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| Source: Public Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data (not seasonally adjusted) |
| *Calculated by the PPI |
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