Thirty-three states have fewer private-sector jobs today than 10 years ago, according to new figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Among the findings:
o Six states have lost more than 200,000 private sector jobs since May 2000: Michigan (down 790,600), California (down 719,600), Ohio (down 595,200), Illinois (down 450,500,) Indiana (down 245,500) and Georgia (down 207,000).
o Eight states have lost between 100,000 and 200,000 jobs: New Jersey (down 193,400), Tennessee (down 147,500), Massachusetts (down 142,300), North Carolina (down 133,400), Wisconsin (down 132,800), New York (down 126,300), Missouri (down 115,600) and Pennsylvania (down 103,600).
o Texas has enjoyed the best decade of any state, adding 661,000 private-sector jobs between May 2000 and May 2010. The only other state in triple digits is Arizona, with an increase of 119,100.
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But even the two leading states have been seriously affected by the recession: Texas gained 1.02 million private-sector jobs from May 2000 through May 2008, and then lost 359,400 in the past 2 years, resulting in the overall gain of 661,000 for the decade.
And Arizona gained 336,600 in the first 8 years of the decade, followed by a loss of 217,500 from 2008 to 2010, yielding an overall increase of 119,100.
