The Great Recession, harshest since the 1930s, began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. Most states still don't have as many jobs as they had when the recession started. All but New Mexico have more than they did when it ended five years ago.
A list showing how the 50 states and Washington D.C. stack up in job creation between June 2009 and June 2014, ranked from fastest to slowest growth in hiring:
Place Jobs in June 2009 Jobs in June 2014 Percentage change:
North Dakota367,000465,000+26.6 percentTexas10.28 million11.55 million+12.3 percentUtah1.19 million1.33 million+12.3 percentColorado2.24 million2.45 million+9.2 percentFlorida7.22 million7.80 million+8.0 percent Michigan3.84 million4.14 million+7.9 percent Washington D.C.699,000754,000+7.9 percentIndiana2.78 million2.99 million+7.8 percentCalifornia14.36 million15.47 million+7.7 percentTennessee2.61 million2.80 million+7.4 percent South Carolina1.81 million1.933 million+7.1 percentOregon1.61 million1.72 million+6.7 percentWashington2.86 million3.05 million+6.7 percentNevada1.14 million1.22 million+6.7 percentMassachusetts3.20 million3.41 million+6.6 percent Minnesota2.65 million2.82 million+6.6 percent Oklahoma1.57 million1.67 million+6.4 percentUSA130.94 million138.78 million+6.0 percent New York8.52 million9.03 million+6.0 percentMontana429,000455,000+5.9 percentIdaho609,000645,000+5.9 percent North Carolina3.90 million4.12 million+5.7 percentArizona2.43 million2.55 million+5.2 percentOhio5.04 million5.31 million+5.2 percentDelaware416,000438,000+5.2 percentKentucky1.76 million1.85 million+5.1 percentGeorgia3.90 million4.10 million+5.1 percent Iowa 1.48 million1.55 million+5.0 percentHawaii593,000622,000+4.9 percent Wisconsin 2.74 million2.86 million+4.4 percent Alaska320,000334,000+4.4 percent South Dakota403,000420,000+4.1 percent Rhode Island459,000477,000+4.0 percentLouisiana1.90 million1.97 million+3.9 percentNebraska948,000984,000+3.8 percentMaryland2.52 million2.62 million+3.7 percentKansas1.34 million1.38 million+3.4 percent West Virginia749,000774,000+3.3 percentPennsylvania5.61 million5.79 million+3.3 percentVermont297,000306,000+3.2 percentVirginia3.66 million3.77 million+3.1 percent Missouri2.69 million2.77 million+3.1 percent Illinois5.64 million 5.81 million+3.0 percent New Hampshire628,000645,000+2.7 percentMaine596,000611,000+2.7 percentConnecticut1.62 million1.67 million+2.6 percentWyoming285,000292,000+2.4 percentMississippi1.10 million1.12 million+2.3 percentArkansas1.16 million1.19 million+2.2 percent New Jersey3.90 million3.95 million+1.4 percentAlabama1.88 million1.91 million+1.4 percent New Mexico811,000808,000-0.4 percent
The above is taken from: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ranking-us-states-job-creation-past-5-years-181536590--finance.html
