| Table 26
Change in State Government Employment, 1996 | |||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. |
| 1 | Arizona | 8.67% | 27 | New Hampshire | 0.46% |
| 2 | Nevada | 6.90% | 28 | Indiana | 0.46% |
| 3 | Utah | 3.94% | 29 | Missouri | 0.30% |
| 4 | Texas | 3.85% | 30 | New Mexico | 0.17% |
| 5 | Idaho | 3.82% | 31 | Ohio | 0.17% |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 3.75% | 32 | Tennessee | 0.11% |
| 7 | North Carolina | 3.49% | 33 | Pennsylvania | 0.06% |
| 8 | Vermont | 3.27% | 34 | Alaska | 0.00% |
| 9 | Virginia | 3.26% | 35 | Iowa | 0.00% |
| 10 | Minnesota | 1.80% | 36 | Wyoming | 0.00% |
| 11 | Washington | 1.70% | 37 | Hawaii | -0.46% |
| 12 | West Virginia | 1.58% | 38 | Massachusetts | -0.93% |
| 13 | Illinois | 1.53% | 39 | Kentucky | -1.35% |
| 14 | North Dakota | 1.44% | 40 | Louisiana | -1.39% |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 1.40% | 41 | Connecticut | -1.71% |
| 16 | Mississippi | 1.39% | 42 | New Jersey | -1.86% |
| 17 | California | 1.26% | 43 | Rhode Island | -2.17% |
| 18 | Nebraska | 1.23% | 44 | Maryland | -2.54% |
| 19 | Arkansas | 1.18% | 45 | Michigan | -2.92% |
| 20 | South Carolina | 1.15% | 46 | Maine | -2.97% |
| 21 | Montana | 0.87% | 47 | NEW YORK | -2.97% |
| 22 | Delaware | 0.81% | 48 | South Dakota | -5.59% |
| 23 | Colorado | 0.79% | 49 | Oregon | -10.25% |
| 24 | Florida | 0.65% | 50 | Kansas | NA |
| 25 | Alabama | 0.61% | |||
| 26 | Georgia | 0.46% | U.S. Average | 1.37% | |
| Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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