Year

Rank

Trending

1-Year Growth Rate

U.S. Average

North Carolina

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.

NC Business Index

North Carolina Ranking

25 / 51

* Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

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
Alabama	0.16	1.41	1.24	0.55	1.11	1.73	1.49	0.43	1.71	6.27	2.07	1.32	0.65	0.69	0.14	0.63	1.14	1.55	2.36	2.05
Alaska	0.60	0.53	0.61	1.04	1.94	2.94	1.79	0.62	1.13	0.15	0.49	1.42	0.39	0.10	0.15	0.17	0.69	0.50	1.72	1.05
Arizona	2.01	2.11	2.21	2.50	2.97	3.50	4.22	1.84	0.11	3.31	1.71	0.76	1.01	0.66	3.39	2.95	3.08	3.23	3.01	3.80
Arkansas	0.62	1.11	0.85	0.43	2.49	4.02	1.53	0.13	0.27	3.66	0.79	0.56	0.67	1.15	0.85	2.21	1.77	0.84	0.49	0.79
California	3.07	1.03	0.55	0.04	1.25	1.71	1.25	0.85	0.46	3.99	0.56	1.03	2.12	2.14	2.08	2.14	1.81	1.57	0.96	0.90
Colorado	0.98	0.25	0.33	1.32	2.37	1.73	3.07	2.21	0.78	2.35	1.51	0.84	1.30	1.48	3.29	2.14	3.09	3.84	2.49	2.63
Connecticut	1.04	1.00	0.45	0.54	0.10	1.37	2.33	1.37	0.09	1.90	0.20	0.49	0.92	0.70	2.61	1.04	0.73	0.76	0.80	1.11
Delaware	3.33	2.26	1.72	0.64	1.54	2.69	2.64	0.68	0.79	5.55	0.86	3.07	0.82	0.08	3.20	3.93	1.76	1.02	1.77	1.14
District of Columbia	2.25	0.78	1.48	0.36	0.78	2.71	0.78	2.23	1.57	1.52	2.96	0.53	5.33	3.12	2.14	3.64	2.45	1.58	1.21	1.51
Florida	2.81	1.36	0.17	1.66	3.43	4.34	3.70	0.92	1.74	5.66	0.56	2.17	2.59	2.11	2.24	1.32	2.97	3.36	1.44	2.11
Georgia	2.03	0.44	0.52	1.74	1.35	2.41	3.41	2.42	0.49	5.75	2.55	1.46	1.99	0.42	0.85	1.98	3.73	3.53	1.20	1.13
Hawaii	1.72	0.51	1.30	0.47	2.05	3.19	2.07	0.17	1.36	4.18	2.69	2.16	1.14	1.87	2.71	2.11	1.97	0.64	1.31	1.71
Idaho	1.55	2.30	0.51	0.74	2.63	5.06	2.71	1.37	1.99	3.62	0.30	1.25	1.74	1.39	2.58	2.69	2.87	3.02	3.03	2.88
Illinois	0.40	1.57	2.94	1.00	1.00	1.70	3.26	1.66	1.51	4.73	0.10	0.19	0.71	0.57	1.60	1.16	0.77	0.02	0.23	0.10
Indiana	0.03	0.71	0.02	0.26	0.55	1.06	1.39	0.36	0.63	5.81	0.68	1.63	0.47	1.33	3.00	2.51	2.35	1.14	1.42	0.35
Iowa	0.42	0.68	0.85	2.42	0.31	1.99	2.33	0.18	0.59	1.83	0.11	0.46	0.02	1.59	2.16	0.49	0.24	0.42	1.25	2.69
Kansas	1.65	1.78	0.72	1.21	1.91	0.59	0.77	1.26	0.72	1.17	1.34	0.06	0.43	0.51	1.22	0.29	0.22	0.05	0.32	0.72
Kentucky	0.69	1.41	1.28	0.35	0.98	1.30	1.68	0.46	1.12	2.82	0.13	0.99	1.52	0.01	0.74	0.11	1.92	2.20	0.80	0.76
Louisiana	0.33	0.89	1.60	0.42	1.46	0.25	1.11	2.32	1.97	2.95	0.21	0.46	1.16	1.42	2.74	0.39	1.46	0.17	0.30	0.39
Maine	2.07	1.04	0.40	0.56	0.71	1.37	0.97	0.26	0.69	3.50	0.21	0.85	0.94	1.29	0.20	0.60	1.81	1.46	0.24	0.21
Maryland	1.35	0.77	0.67	0.44	0.43	1.34	1.64	0.63	0.27	1.90	0.65	1.18	1.05	0.73	0.62	1.31	1.31	1.28	1.21	1.60
Massachusetts	0.21	0.46	0.16	0.71	0.19	0.02	0.81	0.67	0.20	2.22	0.06	0.84	1.08	0.75	2.64	1.62	1.80	2.23	2.85	1.32
Michigan	1.02	2.45	3.14	0.75	0.82	0.71	0.38	1.32	2.78	6.52	0.94	0.10	1.15	1.45	2.53	1.90	2.35	1.17	0.96	0.65
Minnesota	1.65	0.51	0.25	0.12	0.41	0.62	0.34	0.06	0.27	1.91	0.29	1.25	0.94	1.10	1.32	1.35	1.01	1.26	0.95	0.94
Mississippi	2.26	2.06	1.74	1.49	1.07	1.08	1.06	1.51	0.25	5.90	1.91	3.23	0.87	2.87	0.64	2.42	1.77	0.84	0.63	0.07
Missouri	1.59	0.31	0.82	0.41	0.42	0.29	1.26	0.11	1.28	2.68	0.11	0.93	0.93	0.08	1.51	2.13	0.67	0.20	0.35	0.85
Montana	0.94	0.17	0.39	0.59	1.82	1.64	2.47	1.64	0.17	3.44	0.58	0.52	2.09	1.45	1.09	1.56	0.91	0.75	1.05	1.05
Nebraska	0.76	0.29	0.17	0.75	0.67	0.36	0.42	1.02	0.77	1.16	0.18	1.23	1.60	0.57	0.24	0.06	0.16	0.40	1.13	1.02
Nevada	4.37	3.11	1.12	2.13	3.50	4.15	5.08	3.02	0.13	5.93	1.84	1.66	2.38	2.08	2.46	2.60	2.31	3.14	3.78	3.17
New Hampshire	1.93	0.62	0.43	0.92	1.79	1.58	0.96	0.74	0.29	2.28	0.38	0.20	0.55	0.45	1.14	1.24	1.32	0.56	1.25	1.46
New Jersey	0.71	0.42	0.27	0.04	1.10	1.35	0.99	0.36	0.29	2.94	0.41	0.41	0.52	0.33	0.23	1.09	0.54	0.11	0.08	1.94
New Mexico	1.83	1.44	1.28	1.40	1.78	2.19	2.09	1.07	0.38	3.65	1.07	0.02	0.15	0.21	1.13	0.44	0.11	0.78	1.26	1.77
New York	0.74	0.10	0.05	0.37	1.61	1.98	1.01	0.12	0.56	3.22	0.85	0.48	0.75	1.37	0.13	1.48	0.40	0.22	0.15	0.11
North Carolina	1.50	0.49	1.52	2.00	0.88	1.77	3.50	1.56	0.43	4.55	0.70	1.02	2.12	1.71	1.90	2.20	2.58	2.25	1.49	2.01
North Dakota	0.07	0.18	1.16	1.19	2.58	0.91	1.84	1.70	1.00	1.64	3.00	3.05	2.80	2.26	2.06	0.24	0.38	0.14	1.56	0.21
Ohio	0.88	0.19	0.91	0.20	0.06	0.70	1.50	0.59	1.36	5.08	0.94	0.27	0.43	0.13	1.56	0.82	0.62	0.60	0.70	0.76
Oklahoma	0.76	0.28	0.40	0.91	0.87	1.22	1.23	0.51	1.55	1.73	0.24	1.23	2.45	0.14	0.63	1.99	0.46	0.84	1.09	0.17
Oregon	1.82	1.09	0.57	0.08	0.46	1.65	3.07	2.11	0.25	4.03	1.11	1.76	1.30	1.15	2.57	3.46	4.39	2.80	0.38	0.65
Pennsylvania	0.76	0.46	0.22	0.80	0.95	1.08	1.11	0.96	0.75	3.67	0.76	0.82	1.16	0.18	0.84	0.96	0.45	0.12	0.66	0.92
Rhode Island	1.08	0.44	0.73	1.48	0.13	1.38	1.33	0.18	3.21	3.99	0.34	0.99	0.44	0.99	1.66	1.48	0.64	0.87	0.61	0.62
South Carolina	1.13	3.68	0.66	1.30	1.85	1.85	2.29	1.64	0.46	4.29	0.23	1.61	2.04	1.91	2.72	2.57	2.04	1.46	2.34	2.18
South Dakota	0.90	0.35	1.05	0.95	0.90	0.59	1.76	2.02	0.68	2.06	1.09	0.17	0.82	0.66	1.20	1.05	0.77	0.51	0.89	0.73
Tennessee	0.22	0.08	0.92	0.29	0.84	0.67	4.92	1.46	2.28	4.23	2.16	1.88	0.47	1.03	0.12	2.28	3.19	2.97	2.27	2.92
Texas	1.65	0.82	0.55	1.19	1.50	1.79	2.39	1.55	1.49	0.86	2.14	2.58	2.46	1.98	2.67	1.13	1.74	2.13	2.17	2.01
Utah	2.08	0.80	0.31	1.48	3.29	4.34	4.81	3.50	0.15	4.24	1.28	0.76	3.13	3.26	2.34	2.56	3.31	2.98	1.63	2.86
Vermont	1.48	1.17	1.09	0.51	1.14	1.09	1.57	1.26	0.38	0.64	0.41	0.29	0.35	0.69	0.47	0.31	0.39	0.66	0.19	0.72
Virginia	2.32	0.81	0.51	0.83	1.42	2.94	2.61	1.52	1.44	3.22	0.47	1.92	0.86	0.69	0.61	0.22	1.01	1.99	1.43	1.89
Washington	1.15	1.85	0.24	1.44	3.49	2.86	2.41	2.75	1.48	2.42	1.59	0.64	1.56	0.96	1.79	2.21	3.03	2.67	2.65	3.03
West Virginia	1.64	0.52	2.10	1.80	0.39	1.17	2.11	0.99	0.46	3.39	1.37	0.14	0.73	0.40	1.07	0.99	0.81	0.53	0.71	1.82
Wisconsin	0.46	0.25	0.49	0.63	0.08	0.14	1.25	0.77	0.14	3.61	0.70	0.95	0.58	0.51	1.50	1.25	1.65	1.24	0.42	0.78
Wyoming	2.32	1.04	0.17	1.28	0.90	0.87	2.14	2.26	2.09	1.11	0.92	1.86	0.66	0.41	0.40	0.68	2.27	1.40	0.22	0.59
U.S. Average	1.14	0.03	0.25	0.47	1.24	1.72	1.92	1.06	0.09	3.32	0.04	0.94	1.05	0.73	1.42	1.41	1.37	1.27	1.00	1.16