Employment in June 2001		States Ranked by Number Change			States Ranked by Percent Change
State	Employment	Rank	State	Change	Rank	State	Change (%)
Alabama	1,917,800	1	California	310,300	1	Nevada	5.0
Alaska	288,900	2	Florida	228,800	2	Florida	3.2
Arizona	2,272,700	3	TEXAS	221,400	3	Wyoming	2.8
Arkansas	1,165,200	4	New York	92,400	4	Colorado	2.7
California	14,817,000	5	Georgia	75,600	5	TEXAS	2.3
Colorado	2,270,700	6	Colorado	60,000	6	Alaska	2.3
Connecticut	1,700,700	7	Virginia	56,100	7	California	2.1
Delaware	423,500	8	Pennsylvania	52,900	8	Idaho	2.1
District of Columbia	655,000	9	Nevada	51,700	9	New Mexico	2.1
Florida	7,299,800	10	Massachusetts	50,100	10	Georgia	1.9
Georgia	4,051,200	11	South Carolina	32,500	11	Montana	1.8
Hawaii	561,000	12	Arizona	31,200	12	Utah	1.7
Idaho	570,900	13	Washington	28,700	13	South Carolina	1.7
Illinois	6,058,500	14	Minnesota	28,500	14	Hawaii	1.6
Indiana	2,987,500	15	New Jersey	24,100	15	Virginia	1.6
Iowa	1,479,300	16	North Carolina	23,300	16	Massachusetts	1.5
Kansas	1,367,300	17	Tennessee	20,900	17	Arizona	1.4
Kentucky	1,836,000	18	Utah	18,800	18	Kansas	1.4
Louisiana	1,943,700	19	Kansas	18,500	19	District of Columbia	1.2
Maine	610,000	20	Kentucky	17,700	20	New York	1.1
Maryland	2,472,000	21	Maryland	17,000	21	Minnesota	1.1
Massachusetts	3,370,200	22	Louisiana	16,200	22	Maine	1.1
Michigan	4,670,400	23	New Mexico	15,300	23	Washington	1.1
Minnesota	2,696,700	24	Illinois	14,400	24	Kentucky	1.0
Mississippi	1,152,600	25	Idaho	11,800	25	Pennsylvania	0.9
Missouri	2,746,100	26	Ohio	11,200	26	Delaware	0.9
Montana	394,500	27	Oklahoma	10,500	27	New Hampshire	0.9
Nebraska	911,400	28	Hawaii	9,000	28	Louisiana	0.8
Nevada	1,077,100	29	District of Columbia	8,000	29	Rhode Island	0.8
New Hampshire	627,100	30	Iowa	7,000	30	South Dakota	0.8
New Jersey	4,023,100	31	Montana	6,900	31	Tennessee	0.8
New Mexico	757,000	32	Wyoming	6,600	32	Oklahoma	0.7
New York	8,725,500	33	Alaska	6,500	33	Maryland	0.7
North Carolina	3,973,800	34	Maine	6,400	34	Vermont	0.6
North Dakota	329,000	35	New Hampshire	5,400	35	New Jersey	0.6
Ohio	5,650,400	36	Connecticut	4,300	36	North Carolina	0.6
Oklahoma	1,501,500	37	West Virginia	4,300	37	West Virginia	0.6
Oregon	1,593,000	38	Delaware	3,800	38	Iowa	0.5
Pennsylvania	5,743,800	39	Rhode Island	3,800	39	Connecticut	0.3
Rhode Island	478,600	40	Wisconsin	3,200	40	Illinois	0.2
South Carolina	1,910,500	41	South Dakota	2,900	41	Arkansas	0.2
South Dakota	380,900	42	Arkansas	2,700	42	Ohio	0.2
Tennessee	2,759,400	43	Vermont	1,900	43	North Dakota	0.2
TEXAS	9,669,100	44	North Dakota	500	44	Wisconsin	0.1
Utah	1,094,000	45	Nebraska	-800	45	Nebraska	-0.1
Vermont	300,400	46	Mississippi	-6,300	46	Michigan	-0.4
Virginia	3,564,900	47	Alabama	-8,200	47	Missouri	-0.4
Washington	2,744,300	48	Missouri	-11,000	48	Alabama	-0.4
West Virginia	738,500	49	Oregon	-12,900	49	Mississippi	-0.5
Wisconsin	2,841,900	50	Michigan	-17,600	50	Oregon	-0.8
Wyoming	244,200	51	Indiana	-27,400	51	Indiana	-0.9
Total U.S.**	132,383,000		Total U.S.**	414,000		Total U.S.	0.3