Short-term Employment Growth
Short-term employment growth rate
What does this mean?
Employment growth is the percentage increase in the number of people who report themselves employed. Short term signifies the annual growth over 12 months.
Why does this matter?
Employment growth is an indicator of economic growth and productivity.
North Carolina Ranking
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* Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Region Comparison
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Short-term Employment Growth
Short-term Employment Growth
State | 2000-01 | 2001-01 | 2002-01 | 2003-01 | 2004-01 | 2005-01 | 2006-01 | 2007-01 | 2008-01 | 2009-01 | 2010-01 | 2011-01 | 2012-01 | 2013-01 | 2014-01 | 2015-01 | 2016-01 | 2017-01 | 2018-01 | 2019-01 | 2020-01 | 2021-01 |
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Alabama | -0.04 | -1.48 | -1.48 | 0.70 | 0.86 | 1.31 | 1.86 | 0.42 | -2.03 | -5.41 | 1.55 | 1.15 | 0.48 | 0.60 | 0.29 | 0.09 | 0.43 | 2.18 | 2.28 | 2.30 | -3.24 | 3.37 |
Alaska | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.71 | 1.12 | 1.77 | 2.52 | 1.69 | 0.81 | 1.24 | -0.50 | 0.44 | 1.24 | 0.45 | 0.08 | 0.47 | -0.03 | -0.42 | -0.14 | -0.80 | -0.08 | -4.34 | 3.76 |
Arizona | 1.66 | 2.49 | 1.91 | 2.11 | 3.05 | 3.00 | 4.18 | 2.18 | 0.40 | -3.10 | -1.73 | -0.49 | 1.30 | 0.92 | 2.86 | 2.90 | 2.85 | 2.89 | 3.11 | 3.17 | -2.33 | 1.77 |
Arkansas | 0.66 | -0.54 | 0.64 | -0.03 | 1.73 | 2.77 | 0.98 | 0.15 | 0.49 | -2.76 | -0.13 | 0.27 | 0.12 | -1.14 | 0.98 | 1.84 | 1.39 | 0.71 | 0.29 | 1.06 | -3.40 | 0.52 |
California | 2.79 | 0.93 | -0.49 | 0.00 | 1.32 | 1.84 | 1.23 | 0.94 | -0.59 | -3.93 | -0.71 | 0.88 | 1.98 | 2.10 | 2.23 | 2.22 | 1.80 | 1.57 | 1.07 | 0.59 | -8.83 | 3.72 |
Colorado | 1.20 | 0.46 | 0.22 | 1.25 | 2.53 | 1.86 | 3.54 | 2.36 | 0.52 | -3.31 | -1.93 | 1.07 | 1.46 | 1.97 | 3.16 | 2.21 | 3.07 | 3.59 | 2.55 | 2.18 | -4.85 | 3.15 |
Connecticut | 1.32 | -1.45 | -0.05 | -0.55 | -0.07 | 1.23 | 2.49 | 1.29 | -0.04 | -2.32 | -0.19 | 0.80 | -0.71 | -0.63 | 2.63 | 1.23 | 0.87 | 1.00 | 0.63 | 0.95 | -6.70 | 0.88 |
Delaware | 2.89 | 2.09 | -1.75 | -0.53 | 1.43 | 2.69 | 2.94 | 0.75 | -0.35 | -6.07 | -0.83 | 2.97 | 1.04 | -0.07 | 3.18 | 3.08 | 1.61 | 1.54 | 1.96 | 1.47 | -5.05 | 5.25 |
District of Columbia | 2.44 | -0.42 | -1.33 | -0.42 | 0.81 | 2.63 | 1.49 | 2.25 | 1.47 | -2.35 | 2.58 | 1.36 | 5.07 | 3.07 | 2.28 | 3.18 | 2.49 | 2.27 | 1.61 | 1.98 | -4.05 | -5.38 |
Florida | 3.00 | 0.94 | -0.52 | 1.42 | 3.51 | 4.57 | 3.65 | 1.22 | -2.01 | -5.89 | 0.35 | 2.19 | 2.34 | 2.08 | 2.59 | 1.96 | 2.78 | 2.63 | 2.00 | 1.97 | -6.59 | 5.47 |
Georgia | 2.11 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 1.83 | 1.18 | 2.36 | 3.20 | 2.20 | -0.84 | -5.34 | -1.99 | 1.23 | 1.89 | 0.55 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 4.66 | 4.49 | 1.03 | 1.09 | -4.53 | 5.12 |
Hawaii | 1.30 | 0.28 | -0.65 | 0.47 | 1.94 | 2.75 | 1.89 | -0.02 | -0.56 | -4.22 | 2.44 | 1.86 | -0.57 | 1.31 | 2.57 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 0.78 | -0.82 | -0.98 | -12.25 | 10.02 |
Idaho | 1.45 | 2.17 | 0.48 | 0.97 | 2.35 | 4.90 | 2.49 | 1.85 | -1.41 | -3.46 | -0.22 | 0.92 | 1.90 | 1.34 | 2.52 | 2.87 | 2.49 | 3.13 | 2.91 | 2.88 | -1.26 | 4.73 |
Illinois | 0.45 | -1.66 | -2.90 | -0.69 | 1.20 | 1.49 | 2.87 | 1.34 | -1.26 | -4.72 | -0.17 | 0.13 | 1.07 | -0.47 | 1.47 | 1.17 | 0.86 | -0.13 | 0.40 | -0.01 | -8.58 | 4.92 |
Indiana | 0.04 | -0.67 | -0.42 | 0.45 | -0.58 | 1.18 | 1.54 | -0.69 | -0.03 | -5.68 | -0.88 | 1.74 | 0.26 | 1.43 | 2.81 | 2.41 | 2.46 | 0.79 | 1.64 | 0.27 | -5.81 | 3.90 |
Iowa | 0.03 | 0.35 | 0.47 | -1.77 | -0.12 | 1.56 | 2.36 | 0.32 | 0.75 | -2.66 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.03 | 1.33 | 1.85 | 0.66 | 0.29 | -0.48 | 1.42 | 1.71 | -6.35 | 1.67 |
Kansas | -0.56 | -0.82 | 0.63 | 1.04 | 1.27 | 0.46 | 1.32 | 1.37 | 0.20 | -1.18 | -0.85 | 0.43 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 1.16 | 0.33 | 0.03 | -0.14 | 0.35 | 0.81 | -2.59 | 2.72 |
Kentucky | 0.89 | -1.29 | -1.07 | 0.66 | 0.94 | 0.70 | 1.91 | 0.79 | -1.01 | -3.37 | 0.55 | 0.86 | 1.23 | 0.09 | -0.80 | -0.08 | 2.05 | 1.98 | 0.73 | 0.92 | -4.99 | 2.97 |
Louisiana | -0.16 | -0.44 | -1.08 | 0.26 | 0.88 | 0.78 | -0.52 | 1.26 | 1.29 | -2.11 | 0.03 | -0.09 | 1.17 | 0.93 | 2.08 | 0.37 | -1.01 | 0.29 | 0.62 | 0.42 | -5.74 | 2.32 |
Maine | 2.01 | -0.82 | -0.20 | 0.25 | 0.64 | 1.08 | 1.00 | -0.11 | -0.39 | -3.81 | -0.02 | 0.94 | 0.83 | 1.04 | 0.30 | -0.22 | 1.55 | 1.23 | 0.09 | 0.09 | -5.53 | 1.65 |
Maryland | 1.05 | 0.56 | 0.65 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 1.74 | 2.15 | 0.63 | 0.47 | -2.49 | 0.62 | 1.20 | 1.24 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.69 | 0.67 | 2.04 | -6.26 | 1.15 |
Massachusetts | -0.05 | 0.37 | -0.03 | -1.05 | 0.11 | -0.13 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.13 | -2.83 | 0.29 | 1.06 | 1.20 | 0.36 | 2.49 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.99 | 2.60 | 0.94 | -9.10 | 6.04 |
Michigan | 1.19 | -1.95 | -3.05 | -0.94 | 0.54 | 0.46 | -0.51 | -1.30 | -2.74 | -6.47 | -1.13 | 0.67 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 2.14 | 1.94 | 2.34 | 1.22 | 1.07 | 0.75 | -8.11 | 3.05 |
Minnesota | 1.54 | 0.99 | 0.14 | 0.37 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.35 | -0.24 | -0.33 | -2.05 | 0.84 | 1.39 | 0.83 | 1.05 | 1.42 | 1.37 | 0.51 | 1.36 | 0.72 | 0.95 | -3.05 | 0.51 |
Mississippi | 1.77 | -1.32 | -1.29 | 1.39 | 0.78 | -1.36 | -1.48 | 1.19 | -0.55 | -4.73 | 2.36 | 3.20 | -0.11 | -3.99 | -1.34 | 2.50 | 1.55 | 0.94 | -0.02 | 0.18 | -4.29 | 2.32 |
Missouri | 0.64 | -0.60 | -1.04 | -0.31 | 0.18 | 0.99 | 1.44 | 0.47 | -0.93 | -3.15 | -1.11 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 1.48 | 1.86 | 1.10 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.85 | -3.72 | 2.13 |
Montana | 1.22 | -0.79 | 0.28 | 0.70 | 1.88 | 1.98 | 2.79 | 1.96 | 0.03 | -4.40 | -0.42 | 0.64 | 1.98 | 1.41 | 1.02 | 1.43 | 0.71 | 0.93 | 1.19 | 1.56 | -1.87 | 4.55 |
Nebraska | 0.86 | 0.33 | 0.24 | 1.21 | 0.73 | 0.02 | 0.64 | 0.89 | 0.54 | -1.42 | 0.35 | 1.49 | 1.47 | 0.41 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0.17 | 1.12 | 1.17 | -1.79 | 3.15 |
Nevada | 4.45 | 2.84 | 1.31 | 1.90 | 3.33 | 4.56 | 5.24 | 3.48 | -0.28 | -5.61 | -2.91 | 0.66 | 2.38 | 2.18 | 2.71 | 2.66 | 2.41 | 3.59 | 4.30 | 4.56 | -11.35 | 4.61 |
New Hampshire | 1.63 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 1.26 | 1.61 | 1.66 | 1.00 | 0.76 | 0.43 | -2.90 | -0.03 | 0.35 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 1.10 | 1.28 | 1.41 | 0.39 | 1.43 | 1.21 | -5.64 | 2.55 |
New Jersey | 0.89 | -0.45 | -0.43 | -0.07 | 1.04 | 1.41 | 0.94 | 0.40 | 0.06 | -2.78 | -0.35 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.01 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 0.79 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 2.08 | -7.14 | 7.65 |
New Mexico | 1.81 | 1.11 | 0.83 | 1.11 | 1.52 | 2.11 | 2.02 | 1.31 | 0.69 | -3.46 | -0.71 | 0.18 | 0.67 | 0.15 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.49 | 0.95 | 1.34 | 1.23 | -5.27 | 1.79 |
New York | 0.98 | -0.54 | 0.43 | -0.32 | 1.45 | 1.93 | 1.17 | -0.03 | 0.36 | -2.93 | -0.71 | -0.56 | 0.38 | 1.20 | 0.50 | 1.24 | 0.30 | 0.48 | 0.17 | 0.24 | -8.56 | 5.09 |
North Carolina | 1.53 | -0.42 | -0.98 | 2.06 | 0.96 | 1.71 | 3.11 | 1.53 | -0.03 | -4.48 | 0.77 | 1.07 | 2.18 | 1.52 | 1.71 | 1.89 | 2.33 | 2.32 | 1.72 | 2.08 | -6.10 | 2.92 |
North Dakota | 0.21 | 0.06 | -0.59 | 1.28 | 1.97 | 0.85 | 1.98 | 1.43 | 1.13 | -1.31 | 2.62 | 2.57 | 2.52 | 1.57 | 2.27 | 0.13 | -0.07 | 0.25 | -0.65 | 0.64 | -3.49 | 1.36 |
Ohio | 0.65 | 0.40 | -1.37 | 0.16 | -0.21 | 0.81 | 1.89 | 0.77 | -1.24 | -5.43 | -0.71 | -0.07 | 0.51 | -0.17 | 1.90 | 0.86 | 0.67 | 0.81 | 0.39 | 1.25 | -5.60 | 2.96 |
Oklahoma | 0.50 | 0.36 | -0.27 | -0.75 | 0.96 | 1.50 | 0.77 | 0.44 | 1.43 | -1.49 | -0.17 | 1.07 | 2.12 | 0.21 | 0.74 | 1.78 | -0.42 | 0.83 | 1.18 | 0.56 | -2.99 | 2.78 |
Oregon | 1.65 | -1.06 | -0.15 | 0.09 | 0.65 | 1.47 | 2.65 | 1.78 | 0.71 | -3.84 | 1.30 | 1.47 | -0.72 | -0.90 | 2.54 | 2.81 | 4.01 | 2.58 | 0.36 | 1.27 | -4.13 | 4.67 |
Pennsylvania | 0.47 | 0.59 | -0.23 | -1.04 | 1.21 | 1.11 | 0.99 | 0.91 | 0.65 | -3.39 | -0.88 | 0.83 | 1.17 | 0.11 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 0.63 | -0.21 | 0.72 | 0.99 | -6.42 | 3.30 |
Rhode Island | 0.70 | -0.63 | 0.90 | 1.41 | -0.58 | 1.53 | 1.34 | 0.05 | -3.09 | -3.67 | -0.19 | -0.96 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 1.51 | 1.63 | 0.51 | 1.22 | 0.88 | 0.59 | -8.88 | 9.80 |
South Carolina | 0.81 | -2.82 | -0.57 | 1.47 | 1.95 | 1.48 | 4.25 | 1.16 | -1.07 | -4.17 | 0.48 | 1.51 | 1.81 | 2.08 | 2.39 | 2.46 | 1.88 | 1.21 | 1.90 | 2.68 | -2.83 | 1.45 |
South Dakota | 1.45 | 0.74 | 0.57 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.85 | 1.38 | 0.98 | 0.42 | -1.07 | 0.16 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.44 | 1.14 | 0.82 | 0.48 | 0.27 | 0.69 | 0.84 | -1.71 | 2.66 |
Tennessee | 0.32 | -0.37 | 0.80 | -0.22 | -0.05 | -0.17 | 4.30 | 1.61 | -1.37 | -4.79 | 2.35 | 1.59 | 0.58 | -0.34 | 0.08 | 2.12 | 2.93 | 2.71 | 2.25 | 2.53 | -5.38 | 4.64 |
Texas | 1.54 | 0.82 | 0.46 | 1.15 | 1.57 | 2.18 | 1.98 | 1.57 | 1.56 | -0.61 | 1.92 | 2.16 | 2.58 | 1.93 | 2.59 | 1.38 | 1.80 | 2.00 | 2.24 | 2.01 | -4.63 | 3.85 |
Utah | 1.87 | 0.66 | 0.05 | 1.64 | 3.47 | 5.02 | 5.41 | 3.62 | -0.21 | -4.87 | -2.46 | 0.31 | 3.00 | 3.38 | 2.77 | 2.76 | 3.43 | 3.23 | 2.07 | 2.67 | -0.81 | 5.17 |
Vermont | -0.74 | 0.71 | 0.95 | 0.35 | 1.00 | 0.85 | 1.43 | -0.84 | -0.42 | -0.27 | -0.03 | 0.25 | -0.26 | -0.66 | 0.02 | -0.14 | 0.23 | 0.48 | 0.28 | -0.36 | -7.36 | 1.70 |
Virginia | 1.89 | 1.00 | 0.47 | 0.92 | 1.36 | 2.68 | 2.33 | 1.62 | 1.18 | -2.51 | 0.13 | 1.83 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 0.97 | 0.18 | 0.91 | 2.19 | 1.40 | 1.79 | -5.42 | 0.63 |
Washington | 0.49 | -1.01 | -0.66 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 2.97 | 2.84 | 2.54 | 1.44 | -3.49 | -1.09 | 0.07 | 1.87 | 0.86 | 1.76 | 2.23 | 2.92 | 2.69 | 2.61 | 2.80 | -4.31 | 3.43 |
West Virginia | 0.92 | -0.11 | -0.88 | -0.96 | 0.55 | 0.97 | 1.61 | 0.29 | 0.36 | -3.18 | -0.53 | 0.47 | 0.84 | -0.50 | -0.25 | -0.60 | -0.30 | 0.75 | 1.28 | 0.90 | -4.34 | 3.18 |
Wisconsin | 0.61 | -0.01 | -0.97 | 0.62 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 1.31 | 0.52 | 0.24 | -3.82 | -0.45 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 1.45 | 1.14 | 1.41 | 1.05 | -0.24 | -0.66 | -4.02 | 4.99 |
Wyoming | 1.74 | 0.96 | 0.15 | 0.94 | 1.22 | 1.89 | 2.65 | 2.45 | 1.71 | -2.36 | -0.06 | 1.18 | 1.00 | 0.24 | 0.66 | -0.28 | -1.54 | -0.45 | -0.07 | 0.83 | -2.04 | -0.75 |
U.S. Average | 1.15 | 0.04 | -0.20 | 0.50 | 1.18 | 1.66 | 1.98 | 1.05 | -0.06 | -3.38 | -0.03 | 0.94 | 1.11 | 0.68 | 1.47 | 1.38 | 1.35 | 1.34 | 1.12 | 1.25 | -5.17 | 3.25 |