Arkansas is the 28th Best State for Business 2013

• % 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