Report: 33 States Have Fewer Jobs Than In 2000

A new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows 33 states have fewer private-sector jobs than they did in 2000.

Michigan lost more private-sector jobs than any other state in the union as it has 790,600 fewer jobs today than 10 years ago. It is followed by California, which shed 719,600 jobs since 2000. Other states that have seen significant job declines in the private sector are Ohio (595,200), Illinois (450,500), Indiana (245,500) and Georgia (207,000).

The state with the biggest increase in private-sector jobs is Texas, which added 661,000 jobs over the last 10 years. Arizona, which added 119,100 jobs, is the only other state that had an increase of at least 100,000 jobs since 2000.