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.
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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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