Special Report

States Adding (and Losing) the Most Jobs

Boise, Idaho capital building
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5. Idaho
> Employment increase:
12.1%
> Number of jobs April 2011: 693,782 (12th least)
> Number of jobs April 2016: 777,399 (13th least)
> Unemployment rate April 2016: 3.6% (12th lowest)
> Industry contributing most to increase: Education and health services

Greenville, South Carolina
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4. South Carolina
> Employment increase:
12.1%
> Number of jobs April 2011: 1.95 million (24th most)
> Number of jobs April 2016: 2.18 million (23rd most)
> Unemployment rate April 2016: 5.2% (12th highest)
> Industry contributing most to increase: Professional and business services

Reno, Nevada 2
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3. Nevada
> Employment increase:
13.0%
> Number of jobs April 2011: 1.18 million (16th least)
> Number of jobs April 2016: 1.34 million (18th least)
> Unemployment rate April 2016: 6.1% (4th highest)
> Industry contributing most to increase: Professional and business services

Dover, Delaware
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2. Delaware
> Employment increase:
13.0%
> Number of jobs April 2011: 409,226 (5th least)
> Number of jobs April 2016: 462,377 (6th least)
> Unemployment rate April 2016: 4.0% (19th lowest)
> Industry contributing most to increase: Education and health services

Salt Lake City, Utah
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1. Utah
> Employment increase:
14.5%
> Number of jobs April 2011: 1.24 million (18th least)
> Number of jobs April 2016: 1.42 million (19th least)
> Unemployment rate April 2016: 3.8% (15th lowest)
> Industry contributing most to increase: Professional and business services

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