Just the Facts 1999-2000

Table 2
Private-sector Job Growth, 1991-94
Rank	State	Amt.	Rank	State	Amt.
1	Utah	22.4%	27	Oklahoma	9.5%
2	Idaho	21.6%	28	Alaska	9.1%
3	Nevada	21.6%	29	West Virginia	8.9%
4	Colorado	19.6%	30	Washington	8.2%
5	Arizona	18.7%	31	Kansas	8.1%
6	Montana	18.0%	32	Missouri	8.1%
7	South Dakota	17.7%	33	New Hampshire	7.9%
8	New Mexico	17.5%	34	Michigan	7.5%
9	Mississippi	16.2%	35	Vermont	6.6%
10	Tennessee	14.5%	36	Ohio	6.6%
11	Arkansas	14.4%	37	Virginia	6.3%
12	North Dakota	14.2%	38	South Carolina	6.1%
13	Georgia	13.6%	39	Delaware	5.6%
14	Oregon	12.9%	40	Illinois	4.7%
15	Wisconsin	10.7%	41	Maine	4.6%
16	Nebraska	10.7%	42	Pennsylvania	2.1%
17	Wyoming	10.6%	43	Massachusetts	1.5%
18	Kentucky	10.6%	44	New Jersey	1.2%
19	Florida	10.6%	45	Maryland	0.6%
20	Indiana	10.5%	46	Hawaii	-0.8%
21	Minnesota	10.4%	47	Rhode Island	-1.6%
22	Texas	10.3%	48	California	-2.2%
23	North Carolina	10.3%	49	NEW YORK	-2.8%
24	Alabama	9.9%	50	Connecticut	-3.3%
25	Louisiana	9.9%
26	Iowa	9.5%	U.S. average		6.6%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York lost 185,000 private-sector jobs from 1991 through 1994; if we had matched the nation, we would have gained 440,000.