Best States for Job Growth, From Michigan to Massachusetts to New York

With job creation shaping up to be one of the core issues of the 2012 presidential race, Newsweek/Daily Beast finds the boom states for business.

Updated Jul. 13, 2017 9:29PM ET / Published Sep. 23, 2011 1:00AM ET

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1. Michigan

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2. Indiana

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3. Massachusetts

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4. Virginia

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5. Minnesota

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6. Oklahoma

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7. South Carolina

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8. Pennsylvania

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9. Ohio

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10. Arizona

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11. Wyoming

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12. District of Columbia

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13. Wisconsin

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14. Missouri

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15. Illinois

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16. New York

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17. Vermont

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18. Alaska

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19. North Dakota

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20. Delaware

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