Gallup Job Index: Nevada climbs from last place to first in job creation
Submitted by editor on Fri, 01/27/2017 - 11:27am
Nevada led the nation in job growth in 2016 according to figures from Gallup’s 2016 Job Creation Index released Friday. In 2009 and 2010, Nevada ranked last among the states.
“This news is further confirmation of the shared accomplishments and success of the entire Nevada family. What’s most encouraging about this designation is knowing that our private sector job creation is driven by both an expansion of our traditional industries and significant economic diversification,” said Gov. Brian Sandoval. “The secret is out, Nevada is a great place to work, raise a family, and live an active and healthy life.”
From the Gallup report:
Each night in its Gallup Daily tracking survey, Gallup asks employed Americans to report on hiring activity at their place of work. Gallup's Job Creation Index is based on the percentage of workers saying their place of employment is increasing the size of its workforce, minus the percentage saying their place of employment is reducing the size of its workforce.
For the nation overall, the Job Creation Index score has grown each year since 2009, from -1 to +32 in 2016 (43% hiring, 11% letting go).
Nevada's score of +40 marks the seventh straight year the state's workers have reported an improved job market. The state's -13 score in 2009, when it was reeling from the housing market collapse and severe cutbacks in tourism, ties with Michigan's score for the same year as the lowest for any state in the index's nine-year history. Michigan has made a similarly impressive upward climb, buoyed by the strong recovery in automobile sales, with its score of +37 in 2016 tying for third highest with Georgia. Utah, which has ranked in the top 10 six times, was second among the states last year, with a score of +38.
See the report below.:
