Total Private-Sector 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 | 44.8% | 5 | 11.9% | 38 | 0.5% | 1135.2 |
| 2 | Arizona | 35.4% | 4 | 13.2% | 30 | 0.8% | 2243.2 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 32.9% | 1 | 15.9% | 2 | 4.4% | 221.2 |
| 4 | Idaho | 32.7% | 3 | 13.6% | 6 | 3.0% | 538.1 |
| 5 | Utah | 27.2% | 2 | 15.4% | 1 | 4.6% | 1044.9 |
| 6 | Florida | 26.7% | 13 | 7.5% | 43 | 0.2% | 6917.1 |
| 7 | Montana | 24.5% | 6 | 10.3% | 5 | 3.2% | 358 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 22.0% | 9 | 9.5% | 12 | 2.2% | 648.4 |
| 9 | Texas | 21.0% | 8 | 10.1% | 4 | 3.3% | 8631.2 |
| 10 | Alaska | 20.7% | 20 | 5.8% | 23 | 1.0% | 235.9 |
| 11 | Hawaii | 19.5% | 12 | 8.3% | 21 | 1.2% | 501.6 |
| 12 | Colorado | 17.5% | 14 | 7.4% | 11 | 2.3% | 1955.4 |
| 13 | Virginia | 16.7% | 22 | 4.8% | 32 | 0.8% | 3074.6 |
| 14 | Washington | 16.6% | 7 | 10.2% | 7 | 3.0% | 2399.2 |
| 15 | South Dakota | 16.4% | 17 | 7.2% | 10 | 2.3% | 330.8 |
| 16 | North Dakota | 15.7% | 16 | 7.2% | 15 | 2.0% | 282.2 |
| 17 | Maryland | 15.4% | 32 | 3.7% | 34 | 0.6% | 2131 |
| 18 | California | 15.3% | 26 | 4.4% | 39 | 0.5% | 12665.8 |
| 19 | Georgia | 14.3% | 19 | 6.4% | 19 | 1.3% | 3471.1 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 13.6% | 18 | 6.9% | 9 | 2.3% | 1612.6 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 13.3% | 23 | 4.8% | 16 | 1.8% | 798.5 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | 13.0% | 34 | 3.4% | 24 | 1.0% | 555.3 |
| 23 | Oregon | 12.9% | 10 | 8.9% | 17 | 1.7% | 1441.6 |
| 24 | Delaware | 12.2% | 41 | 2.6% | 46 | 0.1% | 375.6 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 12.2% | 11 | 8.4% | 8 | 2.7% | 3450.7 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 12.1% | 15 | 7.4% | 14 | 2.0% | 1245 |
| 27 | Minnesota | 11.6% | 28 | 3.8% | 35 | 0.6% | 2356.1 |
| 28 | Maine | 11.4% | 48 | 1.2% | 37 | 0.6% | 513.2 |
| 29 | Rhode Island | 10.7% | 46 | 1.3% | 47 | 0.0% | 428.3 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 8.7% | 30 | 3.7% | 22 | 1.0% | 1544.4 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 8.7% | 38 | 3.0% | 36 | 0.6% | 2465.7 |
| 32 | New Jersey | 8.6% | 44 | 1.8% | 45 | 0.1% | 3425.6 |
| 33 | Vermont | 8.6% | 47 | 1.2% | 48 | -0.2% | 253.7 |
| 34 | NEW YORK | 8.6% | 33 | 3.6% | 18 | 1.4% | 7233.3 |
| 35 | Kansas | 8.4% | 25 | 4.4% | 13 | 2.0% | 1121.4 |
| 36 | Iowa | 8.1% | 24 | 4.5% | 29 | 0.8% | 1267.1 |
| 37 | Arkansas | 7.9% | 29 | 3.8% | 42 | 0.3% | 993.7 |
| 38 | Tennessee | 7.8% | 31 | 3.7% | 40 | 0.4% | 2375.3 |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | 7.7% | 36 | 3.1% | 28 | 0.8% | 5051.4 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 7.6% | 37 | 3.1% | 44 | 0.1% | 611.9 |
| 41 | Alabama | 7.2% | 21 | 5.7% | 20 | 1.3% | 1630 |
| 42 | Missouri | 5.8% | 27 | 4.0% | 33 | 0.7% | 2356 |
| 43 | Massachusetts | 5.4% | 42 | 2.6% | 25 | 1.0% | 2844.5 |
| 44 | Louisiana | 5.3% | 45 | 1.7% | 3 | 3.8% | 1561.9 |
| 45 | Connecticut | 4.8% | 39 | 2.9% | 26 | 1.0% | 1448.5 |
| 46 | Indiana | 3.4% | 43 | 2.1% | 41 | 0.3% | 2556.4 |
| 47 | Illinois | 3.4% | 35 | 3.2% | 27 | 0.9% | 5130.8 |
| 48 | Mississippi | 2.3% | 40 | 2.9% | 31 | 0.8% | 908.4 |
| 49 | Ohio | -0.2% | 49 | 0.4% | 49 | -0.2% | 4626.8 |
| 50 | Michigan | -4.9% | 50 | -3.1% | 50 | -1.6% | 3604.8 |
| U.S. total/average* | 13.6% | 5.6% | 1.3% | ||||
| Source: Public Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data (not seasonally adjusted) | |||||||
| *Calculated by the PPI | |||||||