Health and Social ASSISTANCE 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 |
68.0% |
3 |
13.8% |
5 |
4.8% |
85.2 |
| 2 |
South Carolina |
54.3% |
5 |
13.6% |
2 |
5.0% |
168.3 |
| 3 |
Idaho |
53.5% |
7 |
13.0% |
3 |
5.0% |
65.4 |
| 4 |
Utah |
51.0% |
6 |
13.0% |
8 |
4.3% |
108.7 |
| 5 |
Arizona |
50.3% |
1 |
16.8% |
6 |
4.8% |
260.1 |
| 6 |
North Carolina |
49.2% |
2 |
15.3% |
1 |
5.1% |
439.6 |
| 7 |
New Mexico |
48.0% |
17 |
8.9% |
20 |
3.3% |
98.1 |
| 8 |
Minnesota |
44.6% |
4 |
13.7% |
7 |
4.6% |
372 |
| 9 |
Nebraska |
40.9% |
34 |
6.4% |
34 |
2.4% |
112 |
| 10 |
Vermont |
40.4% |
20 |
8.4% |
18 |
3.3% |
44.1 |
| 11 |
Delaware |
37.1% |
8 |
11.9% |
10 |
3.7% |
50.6 |
| 12 |
Wyoming |
35.7% |
24 |
7.7% |
11 |
3.5% |
20.9 |
| 13 |
Georgia |
35.0% |
9 |
10.3% |
12 |
3.5% |
374 |
| 14 |
Texas |
33.6% |
14 |
9.4% |
13 |
3.4% |
1109.6 |
| 15 |
Maine |
32.7% |
47 |
4.1% |
49 |
1.3% |
96.6 |
| 16 |
Colorado |
32.4% |
15 |
9.3% |
9 |
3.8% |
210.3 |
| 17 |
Virginia |
31.5% |
10 |
9.9% |
16 |
3.3% |
336 |
| 18 |
Wisconsin |
31.0% |
32 |
6.6% |
43 |
1.9% |
349.5 |
| 19 |
Oregon |
30.8% |
13 |
9.5% |
17 |
3.3% |
182.6 |
| 20 |
Washington |
30.3% |
16 |
9.0% |
24 |
2.9% |
301.6 |
| 21 |
New Hampshire |
30.0% |
11 |
9.7% |
14 |
3.4% |
80.2 |
| 22 |
Hawaii |
29.9% |
28 |
7.1% |
35 |
2.3% |
58.6 |
| 23 |
Montana |
29.6% |
21 |
8.2% |
31 |
2.5% |
54.3 |
| 24 |
Tennessee |
27.9% |
12 |
9.5% |
22 |
2.9% |
303.8 |
| 25 |
South Dakota |
27.8% |
43 |
5.5% |
29 |
2.7% |
53.4 |
| 26 |
Maryland |
27.6% |
25 |
7.7% |
30 |
2.5% |
304.7 |
| 27 |
New Jersey |
26.7% |
36 |
6.3% |
41 |
1.9% |
490.2 |
| 28 |
Arkansas |
25.9% |
27 |
7.5% |
32 |
2.4% |
140.4 |
| 29 |
California |
25.7% |
38 |
6.1% |
21 |
2.9% |
1375.7 |
| 30 |
Florida |
25.6% |
22 |
7.9% |
25 |
2.9% |
874.1 |
| 31 |
Kansas |
24.6% |
39 |
5.7% |
26 |
2.8% |
154.6 |
| 32 |
Kentucky |
23.6% |
45 |
4.8% |
46 |
1.6% |
208.8 |
| 33 |
Alabama |
23.3% |
18 |
8.5% |
28 |
2.8% |
190.4 |
| 34 |
Ohio |
23.1% |
40 |
5.7% |
47 |
1.5% |
691.5 |
| 35 |
Pennsylvania |
23.0% |
19 |
8.4% |
38 |
2.0% |
854.2 |
| 36 |
Mississippi |
22.4% |
31 |
6.7% |
19 |
3.3% |
110.4 |
| 37 |
Indiana |
22.3% |
29 |
6.9% |
33 |
2.4% |
328.6 |
| 38 |
NEW YORK |
20.4% |
46 |
4.8% |
44 |
1.8% |
1236.9 |
| 39 |
West Virginia |
20.2% |
48 |
2.9% |
48 |
1.3% |
103.7 |
| 40 |
Connecticut |
20.0% |
33 |
6.4% |
27 |
2.8% |
232.8 |
| 41 |
Illinois |
19.8% |
37 |
6.2% |
36 |
2.2% |
650.1 |
| 42 |
Rhode Island |
19.1% |
35 |
6.3% |
37 |
2.2% |
76 |
| 43 |
Oklahoma |
17.9% |
26 |
7.6% |
23 |
2.9% |
173.7 |
| 44 |
Missouri |
17.8% |
30 |
6.8% |
42 |
1.9% |
320.9 |
| 45 |
Michigan |
17.6% |
44 |
5.4% |
39 |
1.9% |
517 |
| 46 |
Massachusetts |
16.3% |
23 |
7.8% |
15 |
3.3% |
465.2 |
| 47 |
North Dakota |
15.8% |
41 |
5.5% |
40 |
1.9% |
47.6 |
| 48 |
Iowa |
14.0% |
42 |
5.5% |
45 |
1.6% |
167.6 |
| 49 |
Louisiana |
12.7% |
49 |
0.7% |
4 |
4.9% |
214.9 |
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Alaska |
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| U.S. total/average* |
30.2% |
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8.1% |
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2.9% |
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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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