Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Employment Growth, 1997-2007
| 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 | 48.6% | 1 | 13.6% | 5 | 2.8% | 232.4 |
| 2 | Arizona | 33.4% | 2 | 13.4% | 10 | 2.4% | 524.5 |
| 3 | Idaho | 23.2% | 3 | 12.5% | 3 | 3.8% | 132.3 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 21.6% | 5 | 12.0% | 1 | 4.9% | 55.2 |
| 5 | Utah | 20.5% | 4 | 12.4% | 2 | 4.7% | 246 |
| 6 | Florida | 17.1% | 9 | 7.0% | 29 | 0.7% | 1611.4 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 16.7% | 36 | 1.8% | 40 | 0.4% | 142.1 |
| 8 | Texas | 16.5% | 6 | 8.1% | 6 | 2.6% | 2104 |
| 9 | California | 15.5% | 17 | 5.6% | 23 | 1.1% | 2910.9 |
| 10 | Delaware | 14.9% | 31 | 3.0% | 25 | 0.8% | 83.2 |
| 11 | Washington | 12.7% | 12 | 6.7% | 11 | 2.1% | 553.1 |
| 12 | Colorado | 12.7% | 16 | 5.7% | 9 | 2.5% | 429.7 |
| 13 | Alaska | 12.7% | 30 | 3.1% | 35 | 0.5% | 64 |
| 14 | Georgia | 12.5% | 10 | 7.0% | 16 | 1.9% | 888.1 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 10.9% | 13 | 6.4% | 15 | 2.0% | 376.8 |
| 16 | Montana | 10.6% | 11 | 7.0% | 4 | 3.1% | 92.2 |
| 17 | South Dakota | 10.3% | 15 | 5.7% | 17 | 1.9% | 81.6 |
| 18 | Maine | 10.2% | 43 | 1.0% | 31 | 0.6% | 126.4 |
| 19 | Hawaii | 10.0% | 7 | 8.0% | 43 | 0.2% | 121.3 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 9.7% | 24 | 4.0% | 32 | 0.6% | 611.1 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 9.6% | 8 | 7.2% | 7 | 2.6% | 778.3 |
| 22 | Oregon | 9.6% | 14 | 6.2% | 20 | 1.3% | 340.1 |
| 23 | Virginia | 9.5% | 26 | 3.3% | 30 | 0.7% | 667.5 |
| 24 | Rhode Island | 9.5% | 49 | -0.5% | 48 | 0.0% | 79.8 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 9.2% | 23 | 4.0% | 13 | 2.0% | 204.5 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 8.1% | 28 | 3.2% | 37 | 0.4% | 249.8 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 8.1% | 25 | 3.5% | 18 | 1.7% | 386.7 |
| 28 | New Mexico | 7.4% | 19 | 4.9% | 14 | 2.0% | 144.4 |
| 29 | Maryland | 7.2% | 34 | 2.1% | 41 | 0.3% | 477 |
| 30 | Vermont | 7.1% | 46 | 0.3% | 49 | -0.7% | 59.1 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | 6.3% | 35 | 1.9% | 28 | 0.8% | 1134.5 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 6.3% | 38 | 1.6% | 34 | 0.5% | 547.3 |
| 33 | Mississippi | 6.0% | 27 | 3.2% | 33 | 0.6% | 227 |
| 34 | Alabama | 5.7% | 18 | 5.0% | 12 | 2.0% | 395.7 |
| 35 | North Dakota | 5.7% | 21 | 4.8% | 39 | 0.4% | 76.4 |
| 36 | New Jersey | 5.0% | 47 | 0.2% | 47 | 0.0% | 876.3 |
| 37 | NEW YORK | 4.7% | 33 | 2.6% | 24 | 1.1% | 1525.6 |
| 38 | Minnesota | 4.4% | 40 | 1.2% | 42 | 0.3% | 529.8 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | 4.0% | 20 | 4.8% | 19 | 1.6% | 288.2 |
| 40 | Connecticut | 2.9% | 41 | 1.1% | 44 | 0.2% | 311.4 |
| 41 | Missouri | 2.9% | 29 | 3.1% | 26 | 0.8% | 548.9 |
| 42 | Iowa | 1.8% | 39 | 1.4% | 45 | 0.1% | 308.9 |
| 43 | Louisiana | 1.3% | 44 | 0.8% | 8 | 2.5% | 382.8 |
| 44 | Massachusetts | 1.1% | 48 | -0.2% | 46 | 0.1% | 570.7 |
| 45 | Illinois | 0.3% | 32 | 2.7% | 22 | 1.1% | 1211.8 |
| 46 | Indiana | -0.1% | 37 | 1.8% | 38 | 0.4% | 587.6 |
| 47 | Kansas | -0.2% | 45 | 0.5% | 21 | 1.3% | 263.5 |
| 48 | West Virginia | -0.3% | 22 | 4.1% | 27 | 0.8% | 142.9 |
| 49 | Ohio | -1.6% | 42 | 1.0% | 36 | 0.5% | 1050.5 |
| 50 | Michigan | -6.5% | 50 | -2.7% | 50 | -0.9% | 787.9 |
| U.S. total/average* | 9.8% | 4.5% | 1.3% | ||||
| Source: Public Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data (not seasonally adjusted) | |||||||
| *Calculated by the PPI | |||||||