Just the Facts 1999-2000
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| Change in Manufacturing Employment, 1998 | ||||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. | |
| 1 | Iowa | 2.9% | 27 | Michigan | -0.3% | |
| 2 | Montana | 2.4% | 28 | Wisconsin | -0.4% | |
| 3 | Vermont | 2.3% | 29 | West Virginia | -0.4% | |
| 4 | Arizona | 2.0% | 30 | Louisiana | -0.5% | |
| 5 | Kansas | 1.5% | 31 | Ohio | -0.8% | |
| 6 | Delaware | 1.5% | 32 | Illinois | -0.9% | |
| 7 | Alaska | 1.2% | 33 | Connecticut | -1.0% | |
| 8 | South Dakota | 1.2% | 34 | Pennsylvania | -1.0% | |
| 9 | Georgia | 1.2% | 35 | Maryland | -1.1% | |
| 10 | Florida | 0.9% | 36 | NEW YORK | -1.2% | |
| 11 | Indiana | 0.9% | 37 | Washington | -1.4% | |
| 12 | Mississippi | 0.7% | 38 | Colorado | -1.5% | |
| 13 | Nevada | 0.7% | 39 | Alabama | -1.7% | |
| 14 | Idaho | 0.7% | 40 | North Carolina | -1.7% | |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 0.6% | 41 | Virginia | -1.9% | |
| 16 | Minnesota | 0.5% | 42 | New Jersey | -2.0% | |
| 17 | North Dakota | 0.4% | 43 | Tennessee | -2.1% | |
| 18 | California | 0.3% | 44 | Hawaii | -2.4% | |
| 19 | South Carolina | 0.2% | 45 | New Hampshire | -2.5% | |
| 20 | Texas | 0.2% | 46 | Oregon | -2.5% | |
| 21 | Nebraska | 0.1% | 47 | Rhode Island | -2.5% | |
| 22 | Kentucky | 0.0% | 48 | Massachusetts | -3.1% | |
| 23 | Missouri | 0.0% | 49 | Maine | -3.5% | |
| 24 | Wyoming | 0.0% | 50 | New Mexico | -5.0% | |
| 25 | Arkansas | -0.0% | ||||
| 26 | Utah | -0.2% | U.S. average | -1.2% | ||
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 1997-December 1998 |
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New York's manufacturing sector has improved relative to the nation's; our growth ranked 41st among the states in 1997 and 48th for 1989-94. |
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