2011 growth rate: -0.2%
Economy size: $67 billion*
The housing market's boom and bust hit Hawaii hard in 2008, and the real estate sector kept struggling in 2011, thanks to falling home prices and a stale rental market.
For years, Hawaii saw a burgeoning information sector, as movie and television crews flocked to the state to shoot in the island locales. But several film crews wrapping up production last year caused the sector to shrink.
Accommodation and food services grew due to the addition of
Whole Foods Market and a new focus on locally-grown goods, but the growth barely took a bite out of the state's losses.
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