Government Employment Growth, 1997-2007
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10-year rank
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State
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10-year growth
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3-year rank
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3-year growth
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1-year rank
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1-year growth
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Total 2007
employment (000s)
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| 1 |
Nevada |
47.2% |
1 |
13.1% |
1 |
4.4% |
156.8 |
| 2 |
Arizona |
28.8% |
6 |
5.8% |
2 |
3.5% |
422.7 |
| 3 |
North Carolina |
20.6% |
2 |
6.6% |
5 |
2.3% |
695 |
| 4 |
Utah |
19.9% |
17 |
3.9% |
29 |
1.0% |
206.6 |
| 5 |
Florida |
19.4% |
7 |
5.5% |
6 |
2.3% |
1124.4 |
| 6 |
New Hampshire |
18.8% |
18 |
3.8% |
16 |
1.5% |
93.6 |
| 7 |
Colorado |
18.8% |
12 |
4.5% |
7 |
2.1% |
374.8 |
| 8 |
Vermont |
18.2% |
20 |
3.3% |
34 |
0.6% |
54 |
| 9 |
Idaho |
17.5% |
21 |
2.9% |
25 |
1.2% |
117.5 |
| 10 |
Georgia |
17.1% |
4 |
6.1% |
10 |
1.9% |
675.9 |
| 11 |
California |
16.7% |
14 |
4.2% |
11 |
1.8% |
2497.4 |
| 12 |
Texas |
16.5% |
13 |
4.4% |
23 |
1.2% |
1727.8 |
| 13 |
Washington |
16.4% |
30 |
1.8% |
35 |
0.5% |
532.8 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma |
16.2% |
3 |
6.3% |
36 |
0.4% |
320.9 |
| 15 |
Wyoming |
15.5% |
16 |
3.9% |
4 |
2.4% |
67 |
| 16 |
Delaware |
15.3% |
5 |
6.1% |
30 |
1.0% |
61.2 |
| 17 |
Virginia |
15.0% |
8 |
5.4% |
15 |
1.7% |
686.1 |
| 18 |
Arkansas |
14.7% |
9 |
4.9% |
20 |
1.3% |
210.3 |
| 19 |
New Jersey |
13.7% |
28 |
2.4% |
41 |
0.2% |
648.3 |
| 20 |
Maryland |
13.3% |
19 |
3.5% |
13 |
1.7% |
479 |
| 21 |
South Carolina |
13.0% |
15 |
4.0% |
8 |
2.1% |
337.7 |
| 22 |
Maine |
12.2% |
44 |
-0.4% |
43 |
-0.1% |
104.3 |
| 23 |
Kentucky |
11.6% |
11 |
4.7% |
9 |
2.0% |
324.6 |
| 24 |
Alaska |
11.6% |
42 |
0.5% |
38 |
0.4% |
81.7 |
| 25 |
Indiana |
11.5% |
32 |
1.5% |
18 |
1.3% |
431.8 |
| 26 |
Oregon |
11.5% |
22 |
2.7% |
17 |
1.4% |
290 |
| 27 |
Mississippi |
11.3% |
40 |
0.7% |
12 |
1.8% |
243.7 |
| 28 |
Tennessee |
10.8% |
33 |
1.5% |
27 |
1.1% |
421.3 |
| 29 |
Connecticut |
10.3% |
24 |
2.6% |
22 |
1.3% |
249 |
| 30 |
New Mexico |
10.1% |
47 |
-1.8% |
50 |
-1.5% |
194.8 |
| 31 |
South Dakota |
9.9% |
38 |
0.8% |
37 |
0.4% |
75.6 |
| 32 |
Kansas |
9.4% |
25 |
2.5% |
24 |
1.2% |
257.6 |
| 33 |
Hawaii |
9.2% |
31 |
1.6% |
33 |
0.6% |
122 |
| 34 |
Alabama |
8.7% |
10 |
4.7% |
14 |
1.7% |
376.4 |
| 35 |
North Dakota |
7.8% |
35 |
1.3% |
42 |
0.1% |
75.6 |
| 36 |
Nebraska |
7.8% |
26 |
2.5% |
28 |
1.0% |
164.1 |
| 37 |
Wisconsin |
7.6% |
37 |
0.9% |
40 |
0.2% |
416.1 |
| 38 |
Montana |
7.0% |
48 |
-2.0% |
48 |
-0.5% |
85.1 |
| 39 |
NEW YORK |
7.0% |
34 |
1.4% |
21 |
1.3% |
1504.3 |
| 40 |
Minnesota |
6.7% |
41 |
0.6% |
45 |
-0.3% |
414.7 |
| 41 |
Iowa |
6.5% |
29 |
2.2% |
26 |
1.1% |
249.9 |
| 42 |
Missouri |
6.5% |
27 |
2.4% |
19 |
1.3% |
439.6 |
| 43 |
Ohio |
5.3% |
45 |
-0.5% |
46 |
-0.3% |
797.6 |
| 44 |
Illinois |
5.2% |
39 |
0.7% |
32 |
0.6% |
850.6 |
| 45 |
Massachusetts |
4.4% |
23 |
2.6% |
31 |
0.8% |
432.6 |
| 46 |
West Virginia |
4.3% |
36 |
1.3% |
39 |
0.3% |
145.1 |
| 47 |
Pennsylvania |
4.2% |
43 |
0.0% |
44 |
-0.2% |
744.4 |
| 48 |
Rhode Island |
2.2% |
46 |
-1.4% |
47 |
-0.5% |
64.6 |
| 49 |
Michigan |
1.5% |
49 |
-3.3% |
49 |
-1.2% |
657.2 |
| 50 |
Louisiana |
-1.5% |
50 |
-6.1% |
3 |
3.1% |
358.8 |
| U.S. total/average* |
12.3% |
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2.5% |
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1.1% |
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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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