Appendix: Table A2
Ranked State Nonfarm Employment Change from May 1998 to May 1999*Next: Table A3
Ranked State Nonfarm Employment Change from May 1998 to May 1999*
States Ranked by Number Change States Ranked by Percent Change
Rank State Change (000) Rank State Change (%)
1 California 412.6 1 Nevada 4.7
2 Texas 250.0 2 Florida 3.6
3 Florida 240.8 3 Delaware 3.4
4 New York 131.7 4 Georgia 3.3
5 Georgia 122.9 5 Arizona 3.3
6 Illinois 94.9 6 California 3.1
7 Arizona 68.3 7 Texas 2.8
8 Virginia 66.7 8 Idaho 2.8
9 North Carolina 65.8 9 Iowa 2.7
10 New Jersey 62.2 10 Utah 2.7
11 Washington 56.1 11 South Carolina 2.6
12 Maryland 55.5 12 Maine 2.5
13 Michigan 49.3 13 Maryland 2.4
14 Massachusetts 47.8 14 Kansas 2.3
15 South Carolina 46.4 15 Washington 2.2
16 Minnesota 46.4 16 Oklahoma 2.2
17 Indiana 45.2 17 Vermont 2.0
18 Nevada 43.1 18 Virginia 2.0
19 Colorado 40.6 19 Colorado 2.0
20 Ohio 39.1 20 South Dakota 2.0
21 Iowa 38.6 21 Kentucky 2.0
22 Pennsylvania 34.5 22 Montana 2.0
23 Kentucky 34.4 23 Oregon 1.9
24 Alabama 33.3 24 Minnesota 1.8
25 Oklahoma 31.1 25 North Carolina 1.8
26 Kansas 30.4 26 Alabama 1.7
27 Oregon 30.1 27 New Jersey 1.6
28 Tennessee 29.9 28 New Hampshire 1.6
29 Wisconsin 28.6 29 Illinois 1.6
30 Utah 27.2 30 New York 1.6
31 Connecticut 22.9 31 Indiana 1.6
32 Louisiana 18.0 32 Massachusetts 1.5
33 Missouri 16.7 33 Connecticut 1.4
34 Idaho 14.4 34 New Mexico 1.4
35 Maine 14.4 35 Arkansas 1.2
36 Arkansas 13.5 36 Tennessee 1.1
37 Delaware 13.4 37 Michigan 1.1
38 New Mexico 9.9 38 Wisconsin 1.1
39 New Hampshire 9.5 39 Wyoming 1.0
40 Montana 7.3 40 Louisiana 0.9
41 South Dakota 7.1 41 Rhode Island 0.9
42 Vermont 5.8 42 Alaska 0.8
43 Mississippi 5.5 43 Ohio 0.7
44 Rhode Island 4.0 44 Pennsylvania 0.6
45 Nebraska 3.4 45 Missouri 0.6
46 Wyoming 2.4 46 Mississippi 0.5
47 Alaska 2.2 47 Nebraska 0.4
48 North Dakota 0.9 48 North Dakota 0.3
49 District of Columb 0.0 49 District of Columb 0.0
50 Hawaii (0.1) 50 Hawaii 0.0
51 West Virginia (6.3) 51 West Virginia (0.9)
Total U.S.** 2,651.0 Total U.S. 2.1
* May 1999 figures are preliminary.
** Because of differences in methodology used by the U.S. BLS, the summation of states
reported here does not match the reported U.S. total exactly.
***All data are seasonally adjusted.
SOURCES: Carole Keeton Rylander, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.