Alabama Is the 17th Best State for Business 2014

• % Growth ’12-’13: 0.8
• % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -1.3

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 6.1
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -0.6

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration 2013: 451
• Rank: 21

State Government

• State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 1,967
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 615.3

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 8.2%
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -1.68%