Colorado is the 16th Best State for Business 2014

• % Growth ’12-’13: 3.8
• % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -0.4

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 6.2
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -0.5

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration 2013: 36,284
• Rank: 4

State Government

• State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 3,111
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 541.9

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 9.1%
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -0.77%