Arkansas is the 28th Best State for Business 2013

Taxations & Regulations

Workforce Quality

Living Environment

Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net

Key Metrics
State GDP % Growth ’10-’11: 0.3 % Growth ’10-’11 v. Nat’l Avg. (1.5%): -1.2 Unemployment Unemployment Rate Dec. 2012 %: 7.1 Comparison with Nat’l Rate (7.80%): -0.7 Domestic Migration Domestic Net Migration ’10-’11: 5,724 Rank: 17 State Government Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’10 ($): 1,464 State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 585.3 State-Local Tax Burden Rate (%): 8.2 Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -1.63

Key Metrics

State GDP

Unemployment

Domestic Migration

State Government

State-Local Tax Burden

Key Companies
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Dillard’s Tyson Foods Murphy Oil J.B. Hunt Transport

Development Trend Indicator: Neutral
Lots of pro-business talk but there’s not enough action in legislature.

Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation

J.P. Donlon is Editor Emeritus of Chief Executive magazine.

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