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No. 32 Alaska
Taxations & Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment
Key Metrics |
State GDP
- % Growth ’12-’13: -2.5
- % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -1.4
Unemployment
- Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 6.4
- Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -0.3
Domestic Migration
- Domestic Net Migration 2013: -4,006
- Rank: 35
State Government
- State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 9,294
- State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 766
State-Local Tax Burden
- Rate (%): 7.0%
- Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -2.89%
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Key Companies |
- General Communication
- Alaska Communications Systems
- First National Bank Alaska
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Development Trend Indicator: Neutral |
Oil-tax reform helps competitiveness but minimum-wage hike is threatened. |
Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation