Government 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 |
48.5% |
1 |
11.3% |
1 |
4.1% |
150.1 |
| 2 |
Arizona |
29.0% |
10 |
4.2% |
9 |
1.8% |
410 |
|
3 |
Utah |
22.5% |
12 |
4.0% |
20 |
1.0% |
204.4 |
| 4 |
North Carolina |
20.3% |
5 |
5.3% |
7 |
1.9% |
675.2 |
|
5 |
Idaho |
20.0% |
16 |
3.0% |
19 |
1.0% |
116.4 |
| 6 |
Colorado |
19.1% |
14 |
3.2% |
12 |
1.4% |
367.7 |
|
7 |
Florida |
18.2% |
9 |
4.2% |
11 |
1.5% |
1,097.7 |
| 8 |
Vermont |
17.8% |
17 |
2.9% |
21 |
0.9% |
53.5 |
|
9 |
Texas |
17.5% |
11 |
4.0% |
10 |
1.7% |
1,712.4 |
| 10 |
Washington |
17.4% |
22 |
1.6% |
35 |
0.5% |
529.1 |
|
11 |
New Hampshire |
17.3% |
26 |
1.4% |
42 |
0.0% |
91.4 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma |
17.3% |
2 |
7.6% |
4 |
2.1% |
318.3 |
|
13 |
Georgia |
16.4% |
7 |
4.8% |
6 |
2.0% |
662.7 |
| 14 |
California |
15.8% |
35 |
0.9% |
14 |
1.3% |
2,447.3 |
|
15 |
Delaware |
15.6% |
3 |
5.9% |
5 |
2.0% |
60.6 |
| 16 |
Arkansas |
15.5% |
6 |
4.9% |
2 |
2.2% |
208.2 |
|
17 |
New Mexico |
15.5% |
25 |
1.5% |
49 |
-1.6% |
198 |
| 18 |
New Jersey |
13.7% |
8 |
4.3% |
18 |
1.1% |
648.9 |
|
19 |
Maine |
13.1% |
30 |
1.3% |
36 |
0.2% |
105 |
| 20 |
Virginia |
13.1% |
4 |
5.8% |
8 |
1.9% |
674.2 |
|
21 |
Wyoming |
12.7% |
15 |
3.1% |
31 |
0.6% |
65.5 |
| 22 |
South Carolina |
12.2% |
28 |
1.3% |
25 |
0.8% |
330.4 |
|
23 |
Alaska |
11.8% |
42 |
0.0% |
33 |
0.5% |
81.6 |
| 24 |
Oregon |
11.5% |
18 |
2.4% |
34 |
0.5% |
286.5 |
|
25 |
Maryland |
11.5% |
19 |
1.9% |
17 |
1.2% |
471.4 |
| 26 |
Mississippi |
10.8% |
45 |
-0.2% |
47 |
-0.2% |
240.3 |
|
27 |
Montana |
10.7% |
29 |
1.3% |
28 |
0.7% |
86.9 |
| 28 |
Indiana |
10.4% |
34 |
0.9% |
40 |
0.1% |
426.4 |
|
29 |
Connecticut |
10.2% |
44 |
-0.2% |
27 |
0.7% |
245.5 |
| 30 |
Kentucky |
10.0% |
21 |
1.7% |
16 |
1.2% |
317.7 |
|
31 |
Hawaii |
9.6% |
20 |
1.7% |
15 |
1.3% |
121.1 |
| 32 |
South Dakota |
9.5% |
31 |
1.1% |
39 |
0.1% |
75.1 |
|
33 |
Kansas |
8.9% |
24 |
1.5% |
13 |
1.4% |
254.2 |
| 34 |
Tennessee |
8.9% |
32 |
1.0% |
30 |
0.7% |
415.4 |
|
35 |
Wisconsin |
8.4% |
37 |
0.7% |
41 |
0.1% |
415.6 |
| 36 |
Alabama |
8.1% |
13 |
3.4% |
3 |
2.1% |
370.7 |
|
37 |
Missouri |
8.1% |
40 |
0.2% |
24 |
0.8% |
433 |
| 38 |
North Dakota |
7.8% |
38 |
0.4% |
29 |
0.7% |
75.6 |
|
39 |
Nebraska |
7.3% |
23 |
1.6% |
26 |
0.7% |
162.4 |
| 40 |
Minnesota |
6.5% |
39 |
0.4% |
46 |
-0.2% |
414.1 |
|
41 |
Ohio |
6.5% |
46 |
-0.2% |
38 |
0.2% |
800.9 |
| 42 |
Iowa |
6.2% |
33 |
1.0% |
23 |
0.9% |
247.3 |
| 43 |
NEW YORK |
6.2% |
43 |
0.0% |
45 |
-0.2% |
1,486.9 |
| 44 |
Rhode Island |
5.7% |
48 |
-2.1% |
44 |
-0.2% |
64.8 |
|
45 |
Massachusetts |
4.9% |
36 |
0.7% |
22 |
0.9% |
429 |
| 46 |
Pennsylvania |
4.8% |
41 |
0.1% |
37 |
0.2% |
746.4 |
|
47 |
Illinois |
4.5% |
47 |
-0.9% |
43 |
0.0% |
845.7 |
| 48 |
West Virginia |
4.2% |
27 |
1.4% |
32 |
0.6% |
144.5 |
|
49 |
Michigan |
4.1% |
49 |
-2.3% |
48 |
-0.7% |
669.7 |
| 50 |
Louisiana |
-3.9% |
50 |
-8.3% |
50 |
-7.0% |
347.8 |
| U.S. total/average |
12.5% |
|
1.9% |
|
0.9% |
21,990 |
Source: Public Policy Institute analysis of Bureau
of Labor Statistics data (not seasonally adjusted)
10/24/07 |
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