Business services account for much of that growth, but there are some important exceptions.
For example, service industries in Mississippi grew faster than other states on the strength of hotel and amusement industries. Taxable and tax-exempt service establishments showed a 24 percent increase in employment between 1992 and 1997, from 27.4 million to 34.0 million jobs. Employment in business services grew 56 percent. Casino hotels were not separately identifiable in reports for 1992. Other fast-growing states in service industries were South Carolina, Colorado, Delaware, Washington and Arizona.