Alabama is the 16th Best State for Business 2013

• % Growth ’10-’11: -0.8
• % Growth ’10-’11 v. Nat’l Avg. (1.5%): -2.3

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2012 %: 6.8
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (7.80%): -1.0

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration ’10-’11: 1,974
• Rank: 23

State Government

• Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’10 ($): 1,841
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 615.3

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 9.7
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -0.21