| Table 2:
Private-sector Job Growth, 1992-94 | ||||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. | |
| 1 | Nevada | 22.7% | 27 | Wyoming | 9.2% | |
| 2 | Utah | 20.3% | 28 | Missouri | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Arizona | 17.9% | 29 | Iowa | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Colorado | 17.3% | 30 | Virginia | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Idaho | 16.9% | 31 | West Virginia | 8.7% | |
| 6 | New Mexico | 16.9% | 32 | South Carolina | 8.6% | |
| 7 | Mississippi | 15.5% | 33 | Oklahoma | 8.5% | |
| 8 | Georgia | 15.5% | 34 | Alaska | 8.3% | |
| 9 | South Dakota | 14.6% | 35 | Vermont | 8.3% | |
| 10 | Montana | 13.5% | 36 | Ohio | 8.1% | |
| 11 | Tennessee | 13.4% | 37 | Maine | 8.0% | |
| 12 | Oregon | 12.9% | 38 | Kansas | 7.3% | |
| 13 | North Dakota | 12.7% | 39 | Washington | 6.4% | |
| 14 | Florida | 12.6% | 40 | Delaware | 6.4% | |
| 15 | Arkansas | 12.3% | 41 | Illinois | 6.4% | |
| 16 | North Carolina | 11.2% | 42 | Rhode Island | 6.3% | |
| 17 | New Hampshire | 11.1% | 43 | Massachusetts | 6.3% | |
| 18 | Indiana | 10.8% | 44 | Maryland | 4.8% | |
| 19 | Nebraska | 10.3% | 45 | New Jersey | 3.8% | |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 10.0% | 46 | Pennsylvania | 3.4% | |
| 21 | Texas | 9.9% | 47 | NEW YORK | 1.3% | |
| 22 | Michigan | 9.6% | 48 | Connecticut | 0.3% | |
| 23 | Minnesota | 9.6% | 49 | California | 0.2% | |
| 24 | Alabama | 9.3% | 50 | Hawaii | -3.3% | |
| 25 | Kentucky | 9.3% | U.S. Average | 7.6% | ||
| 26 | Louisiana | 9.2% | N.Y.S. as % of U.S. avg. | 17.5% | ||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data for Dec. 1991 - Dec. 1994 | ||||||
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