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Just the Facts - Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State

Private 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 52.5% 1 18.7% 5 4.9% 1,131.4
2 Arizona 41.9% 2 17.4% 2 6.1% 2,233.6
3 Idaho 33.5% 3 14.0% 4 5.5% 523.2
4 Florida 31.8% 6 11.5% 12 2.8% 6,909.4
5 Wyoming 29.7% 5 13.2% 1 6.2% 211.2
6 Utah 26.8% 4 13.8% 3 5.6% 998.7
7 Alaska 22.6% 14 7.2% 19 2.1% 233.5
8 Texas 22.6% 12 8.0% 9 3.5% 8341
9 Montana 22.4% 8 10.1% 7 3.6% 346.8
10 New Mexico 21.5% 9 9.4% 6 4.6% 635.2
11 Virginia 20.2% 15 6.7% 25 1.6% 3052
12 Colorado 20.0% 18 6.4% 17 2.6% 1,911.1
13 California 18.8% 23 5.5% 21 2.0% 12,625.5
14 Washington 18.6% 11 9.1% 8 3.6% 2,330.3
15 Maryland 18.2% 28 4.5% 34 1.3% 2,116.2
16 Hawaii 17.9% 7 10.5% 14 2.8% 495.5
17 South Dakota 16.4% 17 6.6% 15 2.8% 323.7
18 North Dakota 16.3% 13 7.7% 13 2.8% 277.3
19 Delaware 16.0% 25 5.1% 38 1.0% 375.6
20 Georgia 15.8% 16 6.6% 20 2.1% 3,423.7
21 Oregon 15.3% 10 9.4% 10 3.4% 1,415.7
22 New Hampshire 15.2% 34 3.8% 45 0.6% 548
23 Nebraska 14.4% 32 4.0% 33 1.4% 784.4
24 Minnesota 14.2% 30 4.4% 26 1.6% 2346
25 South Carolina 14.1% 21 6.2% 18 2.2% 1,572.1
26 Maine 13.3% 47 1.3% 47 0.5% 509.6
27 Oklahoma 13.3% 22 6.1% 16 2.8% 1,233.6
28 Rhode Island 13.0% 44 2.5% 44 0.6% 428.6
29 North Carolina 12.5% 19 6.3% 11 2.9% 3,345.3
30 New Jersey 11.7% 45 2.1% 41 0.8% 3,426.1
31 Kansas 10.6% 36 3.5% 27 1.6% 1,099.9
32 Vermont 10.5% 41 2.7% 46 0.6% 253.9
33 Kentucky 10.4% 33 3.8% 37 1.1% 1,527.3
34 Wisconsin 10.3% 35 3.5% 42 0.8% 2,445.1
35 Tennessee 10.0% 24 5.2% 28 1.6% 2,367.7
36 Arkansas 9.3% 27 4.7% 23 1.8% 991.4
37 West Virginia 9.2% 29 4.5% 32 1.4% 611.4
38 Iowa 9.2% 26 5.0% 24 1.7% 1,255.8
39 Pennsylvania 9.0% 40 2.9% 39 1.0% 5,006.8
40 NEW YORK 9.0% 39 3.0% 35 1.2% 7,125.2
41 Alabama 8.5% 20 6.2% 22 1.9% 1,611.7
42 Missouri 8.1% 31 4.1% 29 1.5% 2,341.2
43 Massachusetts 7.0% 46 1.5% 40 1.0% 2,814.3
44 Connecticut 5.5% 43 2.5% 36 1.1% 1,434.1
45 Indiana 4.9% 38 3.0% 43 0.7% 2,547
46 Illinois 4.4% 42 2.7% 30 1.5% 5,089
47 Louisiana 4.4% 49 -1.2% 49 -0.6% 1,508.7
48 Mississippi 3.5% 37 3.2% 31 1.4% 902.1
49 Ohio 2.1% 48 1.0% 48 0.3% 4,640.4
50 Michigan -1.0% 50 -1.6% 50 -1.2% 3,671.4
U.S. total/average 14.0%   5.3%   2.0% 114,184
Source: Public Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data (not seasonally adjusted)
10/24/07
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