| Table 1
Private-Sector Job Growth, 1996 | |||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. |
| 1 | Nevada | 8.0% | 27 | New Jersey | 1.8% |
| 2 | Arizona | 5.4% | 28 | Minnesota | 1.7% |
| 3 | Utah | 5.0% | 29 | Maryland | 1.7% |
| 4 | Washington | 3.8% | 30 | Missouri | 1.6% |
| 5 | Georgia | 3.7% | 31 | Vermont | 1.5% |
| 6 | Oregon | 3.6% | 32 | Iowa | 1.5% |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 3.5% | 33 | Alabama | 1.4% |
| 8 | North Carolina | 3.4% | 34 | Connecticut | 1.3% |
| 9 | North Dakota | 3.3% | 35 | Ohio | 1.3% |
| 10 | New Hampshire | 3.2% | 36 | Michigan | 1.3% |
| 11 | California | 3.1% | 37 | Illinois | 1.3% |
| 12 | Colorado | 3.1% | 38 | New Mexico | 1.3% |
| 13 | Florida | 3.1% | 39 | Mississippi | 1.2% |
| 14 | Kansas | 2.9% | 40 | South Carolina | 1.1% |
| 15 | Texas | 2.8% | 41 | NEW YORK | 1.1% |
| 16 | Virginia | 2.8% | 42 | West Virginia | 1.1% |
| 17 | Idaho | 2.8% | 43 | Arkansas | 1.1% |
| 18 | Louisiana | 2.8% | 44 | Rhode Island | 1.1% |
| 19 | Delaware | 2.8% | 45 | Alaska | 0.9% |
| 20 | Montana | 2.4% | 46 | Maine | 0.8% |
| 21 | Kentucky | 2.3% | 47 | Indiana | 0.8% |
| 22 | Nebraska | 2.3% | 48 | Tennessee | 0.7% |
| 23 | Massachusetts | 2.2% | 49 | Wyoming | 0.6% |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 2.0% | 50 | Hawaii | -0.7% |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | 1.9% | U.S. Average | 2.4% | |
| 26 | South Dakota | 1.9% | N.Y.S. as % of U.S. rate | 47.4% | |
| Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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