| Table 3: Private-sector Job Growth, 1995-April 1997 | |||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. |
| 1 | Nevada | 16.8% | 27 | Illinois | 4.3% |
| 2 | Utah | 13.3% | 28 | Kentucky | 4.3% |
| 3 | Arizona | 13.0% | 29 | Alabama | 4.3% |
| 4 | Oregon | 9.8% | 30 | Arkansas | 4.3% |
| 5 | Florida | 8.7% | 31 | Vermont | 4.3% |
| 6 | Colorado | 8.4% | 32 | Maryland | 4.1% |
| 7 | Georgia | 8.3% | 33 | North Dakota | 4.1% |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 7.8% | 34 | New Mexico | 3.8% |
| 9 | Kansas | 7.8% | 35 | West Virginia | 3.8% |
| 10 | Idaho | 7.8% | 36 | Ohio | 3.7% |
| 11 | Texas | 7.2% | 37 | Pennsylvania | 3.7% |
| 12 | California | 7.2% | 38 | Tennessee | 3.7% |
| 13 | New Hampshire | 6.9% | 39 | New Jersey | 3.6% |
| 14 | Delaware | 6.8% | 40 | Indiana | 3.6% |
| 15 | Washington | 6.6% | 41 | South Dakota | 3.1% |
| 16 | Virginia | 6.5% | 42 | Missouri | 3.1% |
| 17 | North Carolina | 6.3% | 43 | Connecticut | 2.8% |
| 18 | Nebraska | 6.2% | 44 | NEW YORK | 2.5% |
| 19 | Montana | 5.7% | 45 | Mississippi | 2.5% |
| 20 | Minnesota | 5.6% | 46 | Rhode Island | 2.2% |
| 21 | Massachusetts | 5.4% | 47 | Alaska | 2.1% |
| 22 | Iowa | 5.3% | 48 | Maine | 1.9% |
| 23 | Louisiana | 5.3% | 49 | Wyoming | 0.9% |
| 24 | Michigan | 5.1% | 50 | Hawaii | -2.6% |
| 25 | South Carolina | 4.8% | U.S. Average | 5.7% | |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 4.5% | N.Y.S. as % of U.S. avg. | 43.9% | |
| Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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