Professional and Business 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 |
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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