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Ranked State Nonfarm Employment Change From April 2000 to April 2001* |
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| Employment in April 2001 | States Ranked by Number Change | States Ranked by Percent Change | |||||||
| State | Employment | Rank | State | Change | Rank | State | Change (%) | ||
| Alabama | 1,928,800 | 1 | California | 407,200 | 1 | Nevada | 4.9 | ||
| Alaska | 287,300 | 2 | TEXAS | 243,800 | 2 | Florida | 3.3 | ||
| Arizona | 2,277,000 | 3 | Florida | 230,600 | 3 | Colorado | 3.1 | ||
| Arkansas | 1,164,800 | 4 | New York | 116,800 | 4 | California | 2.8 | ||
| California | 14,816,200 | 5 | Georgia | 70,500 | 5 | TEXAS | 2.6 | ||
| Colorado | 2,269,000 | 6 | Colorado | 68,600 | 6 | Hawaii | 2.2 | ||
| Connecticut | 1,700,800 | 7 | Virginia | 67,200 | 7 | Wyoming | 2.0 | ||
| Delaware | 425,300 | 8 | Massachusetts | 54,900 | 8 | Utah | 1.9 | ||
| District of Columbia | 650,100 | 9 | Nevada | 50,300 | 9 | Virginia | 1.9 | ||
| Florida | 7,262,900 | 10 | North Carolina | 47,500 | 10 | Arizona | 1.8 | ||
| Georgia | 4,044,300 | 11 | Pennsylvania | 45,400 | 11 | Georgia | 1.8 | ||
| Hawaii | 560,300 | 12 | Arizona | 40,700 | 12 | Alaska | 1.7 | ||
| Idaho | 564,000 | 13 | Washington | 36,100 | 13 | New Mexico | 1.7 | ||
| Illinois | 6,055,600 | 14 | New Jersey | 35,000 | 14 | Massachusetts | 1.7 | ||
| Indiana | 2,994,500 | 15 | Tennessee | 30,700 | 15 | Maine | 1.5 | ||
| Iowa | 1,482,100 | 16 | Maryland | 28,600 | 16 | Delaware | 1.4 | ||
| Kansas | 1,363,300 | 17 | Louisiana | 24,500 | 17 | Montana | 1.4 | ||
| Kentucky | 1,836,800 | 18 | South Carolina | 23,200 | 18 | New York | 1.4 | ||
| Louisiana | 1,951,700 | 19 | Utah | 20,700 | 19 | Washington | 1.3 | ||
| Maine | 611,900 | 20 | Oklahoma | 18,800 | 20 | Kansas | 1.3 | ||
| Maryland | 2,473,000 | 21 | Minnesota | 18,700 | 21 | Louisiana | 1.3 | ||
| Massachusetts | 3,363,000 | 22 | Kentucky | 17,400 | 22 | Oklahoma | 1.3 | ||
| Michigan | 4,688,700 | 23 | Kansas | 17,200 | 23 | South Carolina | 1.2 | ||
| Minnesota | 2,689,000 | 24 | Illinois | 15,000 | 24 | North Carolina | 1.2 | ||
| Mississippi | 1,142,800 | 25 | Ohio | 14,600 | 25 | New Hampshire | 1.2 | ||
| Missouri | 2,759,100 | 26 | New Mexico | 12,500 | 26 | Vermont | 1.2 | ||
| Montana | 393,200 | 27 | Hawaii | 12,100 | 27 | Maryland | 1.2 | ||
| Nebraska | 912,600 | 28 | Michigan | 12,000 | 28 | Tennessee | 1.1 | ||
| Nevada | 1,068,900 | 29 | Connecticut | 10,600 | 29 | Idaho | 1.1 | ||
| New Hampshire | 627,900 | 30 | Wisconsin | 10,400 | 30 | Rhode Island | 1.1 | ||
| New Jersey | 4,025,900 | 31 | Maine | 9,300 | 31 | Kentucky | 1.0 | ||
| New Mexico | 755,000 | 32 | Missouri | 7,800 | 32 | New Jersey | 0.9 | ||
| New York | 8,730,100 | 33 | New Hampshire | 7,400 | 33 | Pennsylvania | 0.8 | ||
| North Carolina | 3,977,800 | 34 | Arkansas | 7,400 | 34 | Minnesota | 0.7 | ||
| North Dakota | 327,400 | 35 | Iowa | 7,200 | 35 | Arkansas | 0.6 | ||
| Ohio | 5,652,700 | 36 | Delaware | 6,000 | 36 | Connecticut | 0.6 | ||
| Oklahoma | 1,499,700 | 37 | Idaho | 5,900 | 37 | Nebraska | 0.6 | ||
| Oregon | 1,600,300 | 38 | Montana | 5,400 | 38 | West Virginia | 0.5 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 5,728,300 | 39 | Nebraska | 5,100 | 39 | Iowa | 0.5 | ||
| Rhode Island | 480,400 | 40 | Rhode Island | 5,000 | 40 | Wisconsin | 0.4 | ||
| South Carolina | 1,893,000 | 41 | Alaska | 4,900 | 41 | District of Columbia | 0.3 | ||
| South Dakota | 378,300 | 42 | Wyoming | 4,700 | 42 | Missouri | 0.3 | ||
| Tennessee | 2,758,900 | 43 | West Virginia | 4,000 | 43 | Ohio | 0.3 | ||
| TEXAS | 9,630,100 | 44 | Vermont | 3,500 | 44 | Michigan | 0.3 | ||
| Utah | 1,092,300 | 45 | District of Columbia | 2,100 | 45 | Illinois | 0.2 | ||
| Vermont | 299,800 | 46 | Oregon | 800 | 46 | Oregon | 0.1 | ||
| Virginia | 3,560,800 | 47 | North Dakota | -900 | 47 | Alabama | -0.1 | ||
| Washington | 2,741,100 | 48 | South Dakota | -1,700 | 48 | North Dakota | -0.3 | ||
| West Virginia | 739,300 | 49 | Alabama | -2,200 | 49 | South Dakota | -0.4 | ||
| Wisconsin | 2,848,700 | 50 | Mississippi | -14,500 | 50 | Indiana | -0.5 | ||
| Wyoming | 244,500 | 51 | Indiana | -15,500 | 51 | Mississippi | -1.3 | ||
| Total U.S.** | 132,472,000 | Total U.S.** | 789,000 | Total U.S. | 0.6 | ||||
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* April 2001 figures are preliminary. Employment estimates are seasonally adjusted. ** Because of differences in methodologies used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the summation of states reported here does not match the reported U.S. total. SOURCES: Carole Keeton Rylander, Texas Comptroller, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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