Job growth in the United States from 2015 to 2016, by state

U.S. - job growth 2016, by state This statistic shows the growth in jobs in the United States from 2015 to 2016, by state. In 2016, the state of Utah was ranked first with the job growth of 3.6 percent.
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StateGrowth rate
Utah 3.6%
Idaho 3.5%
Florida 3.4%
Nevada 3.3%
Washington 3.1%
Oregon2.9%
Georgia 2.7%
California 2.6%
Arizona 2.6%
Tennessee 2.5%
South Carolina 2.4%
North Carolina 2.3%
Colorado 2.2%
New Hampshire 1.9%
Michigan 1.9%
Massachussets 1.7%
District of Columbia 1.7%
Missouri 1.6%
New York 1.5%
Indiana 1.5%
New Jersey 1.5%
Kentucky 1.5%
Virginia 1.5%
Arkansas 1.5%
Minnesota 1.4%
Hawaii 1.4%
Alabama 1.4%
Montana 1.3%
Maryland 1.3%
Texas 1.3%
Wisconsin 1.1%
Maine1.1%
Ohio 1.1%
South Dakota 1%
Delaware 1%
Mississippi 1%
Rhode Island 1%
Pennsylvania0.8%
Nebraska 0.8%
Illinois 0.7%
Iowa 0.6%
Kansas 0.5%
Vermont 0.3%
New Mexico 0.3%
Connecticut 0.3%
Oklahoma -1%
Louisiana -1.2%
West Virginia -1.2%
Alaska -1.9%
Wyoming -3.9%
North Dakota -4.1%
StateGrowth rate
Utah 3.6%
Idaho 3.5%
Florida 3.4%
Nevada 3.3%
Washington 3.1%
Oregon2.9%
Georgia 2.7%
California 2.6%
Arizona 2.6%
Tennessee 2.5%
South Carolina 2.4%
North Carolina 2.3%
Colorado 2.2%
New Hampshire 1.9%
Michigan 1.9%
Massachussets 1.7%
District of Columbia 1.7%
Missouri 1.6%
New York 1.5%
Indiana 1.5%
New Jersey 1.5%
Kentucky 1.5%
Virginia 1.5%
Arkansas 1.5%
Minnesota 1.4%
Hawaii 1.4%
Alabama 1.4%
Montana 1.3%
Maryland 1.3%
Texas 1.3%
Wisconsin 1.1%
Maine1.1%
Ohio 1.1%
South Dakota 1%
Delaware 1%
Mississippi 1%
Rhode Island 1%
Pennsylvania0.8%
Nebraska 0.8%
Illinois 0.7%
Iowa 0.6%
Kansas 0.5%
Vermont 0.3%
New Mexico 0.3%
Connecticut 0.3%
Oklahoma -1%
Louisiana -1.2%
West Virginia -1.2%
Alaska -1.9%
Wyoming -3.9%
North Dakota -4.1%
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This statistic shows the growth in jobs in the United States from 2015 to 2016, by state. In 2016, the state of Utah was ranked first with the job growth of 3.6 percent.
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February 2017
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Survey time period
2015 - 2016
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Nonfarm jobs. Change in annual averages, not seasonally adjusted.

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