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THURSDAY, March 24, 2016 STATE PERSONAL INCOME: FOURTH QUARTER 2015 State personal income grew 0.8 percent on average in the fourth quarter of 2015, down from 1.0 percent in the third quarter. Thirty-three states, including the four largest states California, Texas, Florida, and New York had slower growth in personal income in the fourth quarter than in the third quarter. Growth rates ranged from -0.1 percent in Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Nebraska to 1.3 percent in Michigan. Growth in Michigan, and eight other states (Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Indiana, Kansas, and Tennessee) was boosted by bonuses paid to workers represented by the United Auto Workers for ratifying new contracts. Fourth Quarter 2015 State Personal Income Growth and Ranks State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Growth 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.4 1.0 1.1 0.2 0.3 Rank 31 46 11 39 5 6 25 26 -23 13 4 40 9 3 47 44 State Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Growth 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.4 -0.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.7 Rank 2 21 34 12 15 1 20 37 14 41 48 7 19 18 24 38 28 State North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Growth 0.4 0.9 -0.1 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.5 -0.1 Rank 42 17 49 43 27 29 16 33 8 30 22 32 10 35 45 36 50 BEA data—including GDP, personal income, the balance of payments, foreign direct investment, the input -output accounts, and economic data for states, local areas, and industries—are available on the BEA Web site: www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available. NOT E: State personal income estimates for first quarter 201 6 will be released on June 22, 2016. Contact: Jeannine Aversa 202–606–2649 Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce