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Labor Force Growth Rates by State: January 2008
(Seasonally adjusted, thousands)

Jan.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Y/Y
2007
2007
2007
2008
Growth
RANK
Nevada       1,313.00 1,354.40 1,359.70 1,373.90 4.64%
1
Utah        1,340.10 1,379.70 1,384.20 1,393.00 3.95%
2
Colorado      2,674.50 2,735.30 2,738.70 2,760.10 3.20%
3
Washington      3,356.90 3,443.60 3,443.60 3,461.90 3.13%
4
Arizona       3,005.00 3,056.10 3,060.20 3,082.80 2.59%
5
Alabama       2,172.10 2,191.40 2,194.00 2,220.50 2.23%
6
Florida       9,068.20 9,223.00 9,240.70 9,263.80 2.16%
7
Illinois      6,648.00 6,737.50 6,742.50 6,787.90 2.10%
8
Wyoming       285.2 289.4 290.1 291.1 2.07%
9
Mississippi     1,306.50 1,323.60 1,325.60 1,331.80 1.94%
10
Connecticut     1,851.50 1,881.10 1,882.20 1,885.30 1.83%
11
Georgia       4,778.10 4,848.10 4,855.90 4,864.80 1.81%
12
Virginia      4,022.30 4,082.50 4,087.60 4,093.40 1.77%
13
North Dakota 363.4 366.8 367.8 369.7 1.73%
14
Oregon       1,917.20 1,936.50 1,937.50 1,949.40 1.68%
15
Nebraska      977 989 985.3 992.5 1.59%
16
Texas       11,436.40 11,544.40 11,557.60 11,613.90 1.55%
17
Idaho       747.5 757.1 757 758.5 1.47%
18
Louisiana      1,984.80 2,009.90 2,017.00 2,012.70 1.41%
19
Tennessee      3,019.30 3,053.40 3,055.00 3,060.70 1.37%
20
California      18,056.40 18,287.80 18,319.60 18,297.80 1.34%
21
Montana       498.6 502.6 503 504.9 1.26%
22
New York 9,502.40 9,534.90 9,542.20 9,600.30 1.03%
23
North Carolina 4,499.90 4,532.40 4,531.90 4,546.20 1.03%
24
Pennsylvania     6,297.50 6,285.80 6,290.10 6,361.00 1.01%
25
Delaware      440.9 444.7 445.3 445.1 0.95%
26
Iowa        1,657.90 1,665.00 1,666.70 1,673.50 0.94%
27
Arkansas      1,363.50 1,370.00 1,372.30 1,376.20 0.93%
28
West Virginia 805.3 810 810.3 812.1 0.84%
29
New Hampshire 736.7 739.8 740.6 742.6 0.80%
30
South Dakota 439.7 443.8 443.1 443 0.75%
31
Kansas       1,473.10 1,481.40 1,484.20 1,483.60 0.71%
32
South Carolina 2,131.00 2,148.20 2,150.20 2,145.90 0.70%
33
Maine       705.7 705.5 706.5 710.4 0.67%
34
New Mexico 940.1 944.9 945.2 946.3 0.66%
35
Alaska       351.3 353.4 353.6 353.5 0.63%
36
Missouri      3,019.90 3,038.40 3,036.90 3,036.90 0.56%
37
Kentucky      2,043.80 2,040.00 2,043.70 2,052.90 0.45%
38
Maryland      2,978.00 2,991.00 2,991.50 2,990.20 0.41%
39
Hawaii       651.1 647.1 648.5 653.7 0.40%
40
New Jersey 4,477.10 4,462.60 4,463.80 4,490.80 0.31%
41
Oklahoma      1,727.20 1,734.60 1,732.40 1,732.40 0.30%
42
Minnesota      2,927.50 2,931.80 2,933.80 2,935.70 0.28%
43
Massachusetts     3,412.80 3,403.60 3,402.80 3,422.30 0.28%
44
Ohio        5,961.90 5,980.40 5,988.40 5,976.70 0.25%
45
Wisconsin      3,085.70 3,087.40 3,090.50 3,084.00 -0.06%
46
Indiana       3,226.90 3,208.90 3,207.60 3,223.00 -0.12%
47
Vermont       355.8 352.6 352.9 354.5 -0.37%
48
Rhode Island 578.2 576.6 576.7 574.5 -0.64%
49
Michigan      5,048.20 4,994.00 4,988.80 5,003.30 -0.89%
50

(Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics)

*Y/Y stands for year-over-year. Entries in this column give the percentage change in seasonally adjusted labor force for the most recent month this year and the same month one year ago.

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