Arkansas is the 29th Best State for Business 2014

• % Growth ’12-’13: 2.4
• % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -1.2

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 7.4
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): 0.7

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration 2013: -2,031
• Rank: 29

State Government

• State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 1,169
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 585.3

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 10.0%
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): 0.16%