10 Year % Change in Labor Force

Rank	States	'98 to '08 % chg
1	Nevada	39.9%
2	Arizona	31.5%
3	Utah	25.6%
4	Florida	21.9%
5	Georgia	20.3%
6	Virginia	18.4%
7	Colorado	18.3%
8	Idaho	16.5%
9	Texas	15.9%
10	New Mexico	14.8%
11	Washington	14.7%
12	Alaska	14.1%
13	North Carolina	14.0%
14	California	13.8%
15	District of Columbia	13.2%
16	Wyoming	12.3%
17	South Carolina	12.2%
18	Delaware	11.5%
19	South Dakota	10.8%
20	Arkansas	10.4%
21	New Hampshire	10.2%
22	Oregon	10.0%
23	Montana	9.8%
24	Hawaii	8.3%
25	Tennessee	8.2%
26	Maryland	7.8%
27	Connecticut	7.7%
28	Maine	7.5%
29	Minnesota	7.4%
30	Vermont	7.1%
31	New York	6.9%
32	Kansas	6.8%
33	North Dakota	6.5%
33	Oklahoma	6.5%
35	Kentucky	6.4%
36	Rhode Island	6.3%
37	Nebraska	6.1%
38	New Jersey	6.0%
39	Illinois	5.8%
40	Pennsylvania	5.4%
41	Iowa	4.6%
42	Ohio	4.1%
43	Wisconsin	3.9%
44	Missouri	3.5%
45	Indiana	3.4%
46	Massachusetts	3.1%
47	Mississippi	2.6%
48	Louisiana	2.5%
49	Alabama	0.9%
50	West Virginia	-0.1%
51	Michigan	-1.4%
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

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USA Counties IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. Updated: May 01, 2009 at 12:20