Health and Social ASSISTANCE 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 |
Nevada |
68.8% |
2 |
14.1% |
9 |
3.3% |
81 |
| 2 |
Idaho |
56.4% |
5 |
12.6% |
5 |
4.2% |
62.4 |
| 3 |
Utah |
52.7% |
4 |
12.9% |
2 |
4.4% |
104.3 |
| 4 |
South Carolina |
52.6% |
7 |
11.2% |
4 |
4.4% |
160.2 |
| 5 |
Arizona |
50.7% |
1 |
16.3% |
1 |
5.3% |
247.3 |
| 6 |
North Carolina |
49.9% |
3 |
13.3% |
3 |
4.4% |
415.8 |
| 7 |
New Mexico |
49.4% |
11 |
9.3% |
11 |
2.9% |
94.9 |
| 8 |
Nebraska |
43.5% |
35 |
5.7% |
38 |
1.8% |
109.6 |
| 9 |
Minnesota |
41.6% |
8 |
10.5% |
6 |
4.1% |
353.5 |
| 10 |
Maine |
37.8% |
27 |
6.8% |
41 |
1.6% |
95.5 |
| 11 |
Vermont |
37.0% |
23 |
7.3% |
30 |
2.2% |
42.6 |
| 12 |
Texas |
36.1% |
15 |
8.7% |
14 |
2.8% |
1,073.5 |
| 13 |
Delaware |
35.9% |
6 |
11.4% |
7 |
3.4% |
48.8 |
| 14 |
Georgia |
32.7% |
9 |
10.2% |
15 |
2.8% |
360.2 |
| 15 |
Colorado |
32.3% |
22 |
7.7% |
19 |
2.7% |
202.4 |
| 16 |
Wyoming |
32.2% |
26 |
6.9% |
42 |
1.5% |
20.1 |
| 17 |
Hawaii |
32.2% |
17 |
8.3% |
43 |
1.4% |
57.1 |
| 18 |
Wisconsin |
32.0% |
25 |
6.9% |
29 |
2.2% |
342.7 |
| 19 |
Virginia |
31.9% |
10 |
9.4% |
10 |
3.2% |
325.2 |
| 20 |
Washington |
30.4% |
18 |
8.1% |
22 |
2.5% |
293.1 |
| 21 |
Oregon |
29.9% |
21 |
7.7% |
17 |
2.7% |
176.2 |
| 22 |
Montana |
29.1% |
14 |
8.8% |
18 |
2.7% |
53.2 |
| 23 |
New Jersey |
28.6% |
33 |
5.9% |
35 |
1.9% |
481.2 |
| 24 |
New Hampshire |
28.5% |
20 |
7.8% |
21 |
2.5% |
77.2 |
| 25 |
South Dakota |
27.8% |
44 |
4.8% |
45 |
1.4% |
52 |
| 26 |
Maryland |
27.3% |
28 |
6.8% |
12 |
2.9% |
296.8 |
| 27 |
Tennessee |
27.1% |
13 |
8.8% |
16 |
2.8% |
293.7 |
| 28 |
Kansas |
26.8% |
40 |
5.3% |
47 |
1.2% |
150.8 |
| 29 |
Arkansas |
26.8% |
19 |
8.1% |
8 |
3.4% |
138.2 |
| 30 |
Alabama |
25.8% |
12 |
9.3% |
40 |
1.6% |
185.2 |
| 31 |
Florida |
25.3% |
24 |
7.2% |
20 |
2.6% |
845.1 |
| 32 |
Kentucky |
25.0% |
46 |
4.5% |
44 |
1.4% |
205.9 |
| 33 |
California |
24.6% |
45 |
4.7% |
37 |
1.8% |
1,338 |
| 34 |
Pennsylvania |
23.7% |
16 |
8.5% |
13 |
2.9% |
837 |
| 35 |
Mississippi |
23.1% |
38 |
5.6% |
26 |
2.2% |
107 |
| 36 |
Ohio |
22.5% |
30 |
6.0% |
33 |
1.9% |
680.9 |
| 37 |
West Virginia |
22.0% |
48 |
3.2% |
48 |
0.4% |
102.5 |
| 38 |
Indiana |
20.9% |
31 |
6.0% |
36 |
1.8% |
320.3 |
| 39 |
NEW YORK |
19.9% |
47 |
4.4% |
39 |
1.7% |
1,212.3 |
| 40 |
Rhode Island |
19.4% |
34 |
5.8% |
27 |
2.2% |
74.5 |
| 41 |
Missouri |
19.3% |
32 |
5.9% |
25 |
2.2% |
315.3 |
| 42 |
Oklahoma |
18.7% |
29 |
6.2% |
24 |
2.4% |
168.8 |
| 43 |
Illinois |
18.6% |
39 |
5.4% |
31 |
2.1% |
636.4 |
| 44 |
Connecticut |
17.9% |
43 |
4.9% |
32 |
2.1% |
226.4 |
| 45 |
North Dakota |
16.1% |
41 |
5.2% |
28 |
2.2% |
46.8 |
| 46 |
Iowa |
15.9% |
42 |
5.1% |
34 |
1.9% |
165.1 |
| 47 |
Michigan |
15.9% |
37 |
5.6% |
46 |
1.3% |
507.6 |
| 48 |
Massachusetts |
13.1% |
36 |
5.7% |
23 |
2.4% |
449.8 |
| 49 |
Louisiana |
9.4% |
49 |
-1.7% |
49 |
-3.1% |
205.1 |
| |
Alaska |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| U.S. total/average |
28.6% |
|
7.4% |
|
2.6% |
14,919.9 |
Source: Public Policy Institute analysis
of Bureau of Labor Statistics data (not seasonally adjusted)
10/24/07 |
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