Financial 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 |
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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